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"I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school."
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"This is what a real teacher does: she opens the gates of our minds to the possibilities of the soul."
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"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."
"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."
"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."
"My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games."
"We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions."
"Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition."
"The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete."
"We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world."
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