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"In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail."
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"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead."
"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."
"I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography."
"I have a children's book already out and my autobiography."
"Autobiography is probably the most respectable form of lying."
"One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead."
"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."
"If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography."
"I won't write my autobiography because I never had an affair with Frank Sinatra, and if I had had, I wouldn't tell anyone."
"I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography."
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"Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors."
"There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves."
"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 have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering."
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