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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You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.
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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 look forward to strengthening the U.S.-U.N. partnership and working closely with Secretary of State Kerry towards our shared goals of peace, development, and human rights.
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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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If I can be of inspiration to anyone to go after their goals and their dreams, then I feel like I'll be satisfied with that.
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I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matching a classic chord progression with another chord progression.
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Agnostics talk cheerfully of man's search for God but they might as well talk about the mouse's search for the cat.
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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.
