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"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."
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"We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way."
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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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"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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"We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over."
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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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"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."
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"Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show."
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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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"That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection."
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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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"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
"I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do."
Attitude
"As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter."
Pretty
"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."
Athletes
"That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals."
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"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."
Achievement
"Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support."
Athletes
"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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"Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics."
Delight
"If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash."
Performance
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