"When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team."

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"The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

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"It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"A house in the country is not the same as a country house."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

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"Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Every nation must have prayerful men and women to intercede for the country's well-being."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

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"Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in."

Azar Nafisi, Iranian Writer

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"The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century."

"It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation."

"Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country."

"What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country."

"A house in the country is not the same as a country house."

"Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors."

"Every nation must have prayerful men and women to intercede for the country's well-being."

"The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it."

"It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself."

"Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in."

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"Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance."

"I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease."

"There is no one magic move or secret that creates victory, but lots of little items that when added together can make you victorious."

"As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise."

"Whatever pursuit you undertake, the requirements should start with a love of what it is that you are pursuing."

"A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout."

"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies."

"A key factor is to do training that is fun."

"Understand from top to bottom what the effort requires."

"Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family."