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"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."
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"Every great soul was inspired by another great soul."
"Success is not about impressing and pleasing everyone, but setting your own goals, and achieving them in your own time."
"The secret to success is belief and hard work."
"Moving forward with success is a greater accomplishment, when we bring others along with us."
"The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces the more astonishing becomes what human beings have achieved."
"Strive toward what you know you must achieve, in confident & courageous manner."
"Mark this on your wall and remember it always: The greatest single most powerful enemy to success is success itself."
"A journey is an achievement, Maria, just as much as a mathematical proof."
"To accelerate success, we must get as close to our dreams as possible as soon as possible."
"The achievement of the goal is only a stepping-stone to the next, bigger and better goal. It never stops."
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"I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter."
"It's going to be really weird when I'm 80 years old, in a walker, and people are still calling me America's sweetheart. We need a new one."
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"As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given."
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