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"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."
"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."
"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."
"Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success."
"I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today."
"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."
"It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go."
"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."
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"She looked out and saw a tall and comely woman beckoning to her. Susannah's first look at Mia in the flesh astounded her, because the chap's mother was *white.* Apparently Odetta-that-was now had a Caucasian side to her personality and how that must frost Detta Walker's racially sensitive butt!"
"I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year."
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."
"To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic."
"Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is."
Race,
"It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered."
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