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"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."
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"When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody."
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"I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made."
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"Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done."
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"Oh, I don't think Tom Sowell would tell anybody to join the administration. That's not his style. But I think his attitude has always been if it had to be done he'd prefer me to do it than somebody else."
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"What you are will show in what you do."
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"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them."
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"We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases."
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"Great effort springs naturally from great attitude."
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"What makes your life rainy or sunny is your attitude towards life, not the attitude of life towards you!"
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"We've been seeing some good things from Randy. We're starting to see that Randy Johnson attitude that we've been looking forward to seeing."
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"Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact."
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"Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching."
Thought

"My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will."
Sports

"Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it."
Art

"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
Race

"I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today."
Future

"What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful."
Success

"All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four."
Being

"In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency."
Life

"In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night."
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