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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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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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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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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See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.
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In my case, I played sports my whole life. I got out of college, and I didn't bother to get health care coverage because I just figured I didn't need it. But you know that if you blow out your knee on a basketball court or you get in a car accident, and you're uninsured, it can bankrupt you.
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Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.
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I want to reiterate my support for President Bush's goals for regime change in Iraq.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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One of the things 'Cosmo' feels really strongly about is we need more women candidates running, and we need more women across the parties in D.C.
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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.
