Rebecca Lobo Quotes
My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.
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Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society?
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I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
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I want to play in the WBC. That was one of my goals to represent my country.
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Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support.
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I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, 'Git 'r done!'
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The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church.
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Honestly, with me, as long as I have a park to play basketball in, I'm pretty cool.
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But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.
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No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.
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When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work.
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I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else.
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Just to eat is a gift.
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I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.
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We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
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I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
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I take one day at a time. I am not someone to define my goals.
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Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge.
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I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success.
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Our style of play is increasingly based on possession of the ball. It suits me as a forward. We've got an attacking approach, and that means that I get a lot of chances; otherwise, I would have not been able to score so many goals.
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Generally, I'm not writing about genomes or anything like that. But people underestimate the creativity you use in science and the rigor you need in music. They basically have the same path.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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There's a curiosity about what magazine editors do, the behind-the-curtain experience.
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My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.
