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"The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity."

"The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity."

Rafer Johnson, American Athlete

Sports, Insanity

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"As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real."

"As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real."

Robbie Keane, Irish Athlete

Sports, Growingup, Now, Will, World

38

"Athletics is a luxury."

"Athletics is a luxury."

Roger Bannister, British Athlete

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"It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment."

"It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

Sports, Flies, Sense

38

"Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody."

"Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

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"They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go."

"They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go."

Roger Milla, Cameroonian Athlete

Sports, Months, Now

38

"For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man."

"For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man."

Kurt Russell, American Actor

Sports, Money, Man, World

38

"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."

"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Sports, Events, Gold, News

38

"In the past I've had a bad injury, and then struggled when I've got back because I've been unfit."

"In the past I've had a bad injury, and then struggled when I've got back because I've been unfit."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

Sports, Injury, Past

38

"Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending."

"Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending."

Neil Simon, American Playwright

Sports, Ending, Entertainment

38

"The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time."

"The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

Sports, Time, Life, Friends

38

"I think it'll be an emotional day. It'll be exciting for me, mostly it'll be exciting for them. I'm not going to get to come here a lot, so, it'll be a special day, hopefully."

"I think it'll be an emotional day. It'll be exciting for me, mostly it'll be exciting for them. I'm not going to get to come here a lot, so, it'll be a special day, hopefully."

Latrell Sprewell, American Athlete

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"If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings."

"If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings."

Wayne Rooney, English Athlete

Sports, Silly, Trying, Want

37

"I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting."

"I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting."

Neil Innes, British Writer

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"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."

"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."

Bernard Hinault, French Athlete

Sports, Baby, Day, Night

37

"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."

"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Sports, Baseball, Harm, Scandal

37

"If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54."

"If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54."

Bill Shoemaker, American Athlete

Sports, Kentucky

37

"I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan."

"I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Sports, Doubt, World

37

"It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer."

"It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

Sports, Father, Brother, Writer

37

"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."

"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American Businessman

Sports, Negative, Positive, Winning

37

"I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do."

"I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Sports, Goals, Being, Importance

37

"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan."

"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan."

Phil Simms, American Athlete

37

"You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn."

"You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

Sports, First, Separation

37

"The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast."

"The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast."

Rick Wagoner, American Businessman

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"You have to develop your whole game to completion."

"You have to develop your whole game to completion."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Sports, Completion

37

"We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them."

"We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

Sports, Fans, Understanding

37

"I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre."

"I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

Sports, Bizarre, England

37

"I think there are some players born to play ball."

"I think there are some players born to play ball."

Joe DiMaggio, American Athlete

37

"You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement."

"You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

Sports, First, Obscurity, Sense, Today

37

"Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four."

"Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four."

Chris Rock, American Comedian

Sports, People, Population, states

37

"It's always nice to start off with a good result."

"It's always nice to start off with a good result."

Robbie Keane, Irish Athlete

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"I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key."

"I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key."

Imran Khan, Pakistani Athlete

Sports, Key, Losing

37

"If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I got the same good feeling in acting that I had in sports, but I found I could have a more profound impact on people."

"If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I got the same good feeling in acting that I had in sports, but I found I could have a more profound impact on people."

William Petersen, American Actor

Sports, People, Acting, Career

37

"Julie, Mia and I just met for a couple days, doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner, where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again."

"Julie, Mia and I just met for a couple days, doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner, where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again."

Brandi Chastain, American Athlete

Sports, Work, Women, Community

37

"It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing."

"It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing."

Alex Lowe, American Athlete

Sports, Journey, Value

37

"I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter."

"I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

Sports, Eating, Jobs

37

"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."

"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

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"I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet."

"I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet."

Allen Iverson, American Athlete

Sports, First, Want

36

"There is a syndrome in sports called "paralysis by analysis.""

"There is a syndrome in sports called "paralysis by analysis.""

Arthur Ashe, American Athlete

36

"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."

"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."

Jonathan Brown, American Athlete

36

"The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages."

"The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Sports, Newspapers, Pretty, Space

36

"When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman."

"When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

Sports, Women, Business, Successful

36

"My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before."

"My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before."

Richard Virenque, Moroccan Athlete

Sports, First, Years

36

"In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense."

"In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense."

Alan Hansen, Scottish Athlete

Sports, Brazil, Defense, World

36

"I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby."

"I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby."

Michael Strahan, American Athlete

Sports, Baby, First

36

"In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best."

"In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best."

Althea Gibson, American Athlete

Sports, Winning

36

"Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges."

"Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

Sports, Judges, Opinion

36

"If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing."

"If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing."

Bill Shankly, Scottish Athlete

Sports, First, Nothing

36

"I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school."

"I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

Sports, Play, School

36

"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models."

"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models."

Bill Bradley, American Politician

Sports, Athletes, Difficulty, Metaphor

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