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Sports Quotes
"The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion."
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"Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking."
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"I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up."
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"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."
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"In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure."
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"In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are."
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"That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way."
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"For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America."
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"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
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"I think the Lombardi teams enjoyed and wanted to get into the big games."
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"To be on the same team with Orr was great because when I turned pro, nobody had more charisma."
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"The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us."
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"I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment."
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"Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone. We are legion, and football is often the only thing we have in common."
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"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."
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"Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition."
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"Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity."
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"You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first."
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"I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you."
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"If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it."
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"I'm not that clued up on the American sports yet, really."
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"And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing."
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"The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity."
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"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
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