John Newcombe Quotes

By the time I got to the hospital, I certainly realised that I had a problem because I couldn't write or print at that time, which lasted luckily only about four months. I'd gone numb here and on my tongue and the right foot a little bit.

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• Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.

  

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• I'm a proud family man.

  

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• The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.

  

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• I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.

  

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• I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

  

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• I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.

  

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• I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.

  

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• I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.

  

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• I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.

  

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• I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children.

  

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• I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.

  

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• Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.

  

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• I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.

  

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• There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it.

  

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• In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

  

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• It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.

  

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• I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building.

  

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• I would be happy if people just called me an actor.

  

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• There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

  

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• The charge that the construction of the geologic scale involves circularity has a certain amount of validity. ...Thus, the procedure is far from ideal and the geologic ranges are constantly being revised (usually extended) as new occurrences are found.

  

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• It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.

  

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• I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

  

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• I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, 'Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run, too.'

  

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• By the time I got to the hospital, I certainly realised that I had a problem because I couldn't write or print at that time, which lasted luckily only about four months. I'd gone numb here and on my tongue and the right foot a little bit.

  

  John Newcombe
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