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		Part of the beauty and much of the moral seriousness of sport derives from the severe justice of strenuous play in a circumscribed universe of rules that protect the integrity of competition. Records are worth recording, and worth striving to surpass, because they serve as benchmarks of excellence achieved under the pressure of competition.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				George Will 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		If I wasn't dyslexic, I probably wouldn't have won the Games. If I had been a better reader, then that would have come easily, sports would have come easily... and I never would have realized that the way you get ahead in life is hard work. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Caitlyn Jenner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ferdinand Porsche 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I do know that you have to choose between the logic of reconciliation and the logic of justice. Pure justice leads to new civil war. I prefer the negotiable revolution. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam Michnik 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ferdinand Lassalle 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eddie Vedder 
			 
			
				Pearl Jam  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Daley Thompson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carlos Slim 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I used to play football at school, and I enjoyed really physical sports, but I now try to avoid any sports that might build up different muscles. That might have a negative impact on my archery. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Im Dong-Hyun 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Mahatma Gandhi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To me, I think justice is part of forgiving, if it is well done with love. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Immaculee Ilibagiza 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Patricia Ireland 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Warren Moon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		A society that has no ideals, that discards the principles of humanitarianism, that abandons the fundamental rights and dignity of humanity, can only survive by denying truth, fairness and justice. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ai Weiwei 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Donald Johanson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One pits his wits against apparently inscrutable nature, wooing her with ardor but nature is blind justice who cannot recognize personal identity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Charles Brenton Huggins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I judge the jobs I've had in this business by the places they took me, and by that standard, there simply has been nothing to match 'The National Sports Daily.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Charlie Pierce 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My long struggles as a soldier of the Chinese Revolution have forced me to realize the necessity of facing hard facts. There will be neither peace, nor hope, nor future for any of us unless we honestly aim at political, social and economic justice for all peoples of the world, great and small. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Chiang Kai-shek 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				David Robinson 
			 
			
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		When a doctor is performing an operation, his mind cannot be somewhere else. And it's the same with actors. You have to commit yourself mind, body and soul to a project in order to do justice to it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Freida Pinto 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Physically, it is very demanding as an actor, and I don't want to put a lot of focus on that, but I think it is emotionally and mentally a lot more... It can completely twist you... We abandon ourselves for days and months, and by the end of it, we are twisted people which you make fun of. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kangana Ranaut 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's pretty strange because you have images of people in your head when you left, then you just think they're going to be the same when you come back, like time freezes. I have sisters and from the ages of 11 to 13 - it's a big change for girls. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zayn Malik 
			 
			
				One Direction  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Peter Mullan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Part of the beauty and much of the moral seriousness of sport derives from the severe justice of strenuous play in a circumscribed universe of rules that protect the integrity of competition. Records are worth recording, and worth striving to surpass, because they serve as benchmarks of excellence achieved under the pressure of competition. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				George Will