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"When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem."
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"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."
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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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"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."
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"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun."
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"You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play."
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"The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right."
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"I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points."
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"My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."
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"I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there."
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"I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result."
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"Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship."
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"In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I'm still doing the work I always wanted to do."
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"I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy."
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"When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem."
Sports

"One of my dogs is in the movie Beethoven's 2nd."
Dogs

"I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles."
Life

"People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward."
People

"Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team."
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"I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama."
Being

"People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality."
Friendship
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