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"I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent."
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"And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years."
"I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography."
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead."
"I have a children's book already out and my autobiography."
"There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography."
"I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography."
"An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory."
"I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It's not all pleasant!"
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"As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years."
"To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world."
"Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins."
"There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color."
"I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life."
"I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing."
"In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends."
"The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results."
"An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons."
"I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion."
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