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"Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics."
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"A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes."

"Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence."

"What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?"

"How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?"

"That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit."

"When we cannot be delivered from ourselves, we delight in devouring ourselves."

"I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not."
Explore more quotes by Mary Lou Retton

"I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter."

"I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do."

"You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost."

"As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given."

"In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband."

"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."
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