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"Swimming isn't everything, winning is."
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"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
Race

"Swimming isn't everything, winning is."
Winning

"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."
Age

"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

"Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success."
Success

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

"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."
Attitude

"Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken."
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"The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning."
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Personal Development

"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."
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"Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility."
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"Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!"
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"They baffle me where they go with the storylines... we used to be a Golden Globe winning show."
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"Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at all and where the law was clear on that, I think CBS and Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and all of us had a very good chance of winning. So this is an ongoing battle about an issue of principle."
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"Winning is everything in Hollywood."
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"The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches."
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"Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."
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"It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game."
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