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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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Personal Development
"I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman."
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Personal Development
"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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"Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes."
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"Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings."
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"We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over."
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"Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."
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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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"Even at church, people would not shake my hand."
People
"Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."
Athletes
"Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself."
Goal
"I came face to face with death at thirteen years old."
Death
"The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital."
Life
"The desire to move into a bigger house, to avoid living AIDS daily, and a dream to be accepted by a community and school, became possible and a reality with a movie about my life, The Ryan White Story."
Life
"This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances."
Media
"Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there."
Prejudice
"My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS."
Name
"How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?"
People
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