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"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."
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"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."
Athletes
"We have got to go out there and deliver, go on the streets and find athletes, improve facilities around the country and find coaches. We have got to go out there and search for a star."
Athletes
"I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted."
Talent
"There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it."
Money
"Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising."
Coach
"I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it."
Work
"My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority."
Love
"Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and are getting Lottery funding, earning money as an athlete."
Life
"I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it."
Work
"I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful."
Success
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"We have got to go out there and deliver, go on the streets and find athletes, improve facilities around the country and find coaches. We have got to go out there and search for a star."
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"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."
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"So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it."
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"I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation."
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"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."
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"Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros."
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"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."
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"Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes."
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"We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen."
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