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"I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really."
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"I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them."
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"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."
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"Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place."
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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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"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."
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"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."
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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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"This time we are sending the contingent in advance, so that players are familiar with local conditions. Earlier they got only few days."
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"Behind an able Indian Cricket Team there is always able Sachin Tendulkar."
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"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan."
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"In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge."
Childhood
"I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner."
Change
"You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model."
Winning
"That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you are from the poorest part of Africa."
Learning
"I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first."
Body
"He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me."
Family
"I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really."
Sports
"When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds."
Sports
"My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'."
Money
"At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people."
Power
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