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"Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for."
Dream
"That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals."
Policy
"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."
Achievement
"In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband."
Routine
"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."
Time
"Fragile egos are put on the line every day."
Endurance
"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."
Choice
"If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash."
Performance
"Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes."
Home
"You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost."
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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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Personal Development
"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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Personal Development
"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."
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Personal Development
"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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"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."
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Personal Development
"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."
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"The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds."
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"The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best."
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Personal Development
"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."
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"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."
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