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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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"Only by strict specialization can the scientific worker become fully conscious, for once and perhaps never again in his lifetime, that he has achieved something that will endure. A really definitive and good accomplishment is today always a specialized act."

"I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments."

"Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison."

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

"But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough."

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

"In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish."

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall."

"Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening."

"If I'd have went on the ice when this thing happened, someone would have speared me or something. It's a great feeling of accomplishment and pride. They had to do it; it was their moment."
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"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."


"When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight."


"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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