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"In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are."
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"Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL."

"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."

"My main idea was to create a sports facility for the basics. This is why I established the club."

"I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside."

"My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region."

"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."

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"Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready."

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"Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina."

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"I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me."

"In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best."

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"In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are."
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