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"Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over."
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"The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever."

"No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you."

"Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires."

"Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing."

"Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments."

"Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment."

"The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all."

"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along."

"Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me."

"I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger."
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"I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him."


"When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have."


"Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons."


"If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues."


"Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive."


"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
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