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"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
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"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."
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"Sports for me is: S for Skill, P for Perseverance, O for Optimism, R for Resilience, T for Tenacity, S for Stamina"
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"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."
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"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."
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"Behind an able Indian Cricket Team there is always able Sachin Tendulkar."
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"For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions."
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"The day they put me in the net I had a good game. I've stayed there since."
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"I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve."
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"Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football fans, both addicts; and on some days, nothing else mattered."
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"To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying."
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"The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy."
Sports
"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
Race
"In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency."
Life
"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
Sports
"By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago."
Attitude
"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."
Coach
"If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique."
Sports
"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
"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 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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