Toshiro Muto Quotes
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
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If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
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I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.
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When you're on a series that's been cancelled, there's a little bit of a stink on you.
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Olympics is everyone's dream.
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I'm all about leaving a legacy behind and trying to cement myself as one of the greats. I don't just want to be remembered as the guy who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics - a one-hit wonder - I want to be an inspiration to the kids.
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The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.
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My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.
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You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.
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The Party leader at the time, Jiang Zemin, wanted to show the world China's new status. And in winning the bid, the leaders could show the people how strong the government was. Plus, the leadership wanted to use the Olympics to strengthen nationalist sentiment.
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People are obsessed. There's an incredibly large group of people that spend most of their time considering other people's lives. It's strange to me.
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When I was training for the Olympics, I didn't eat the way I should have. I missed out on much-needed protein and opted for every easy carb.
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We have spent quite a bit of time considering a good space game, and I can't really say anything at this point, but we are definitely still interested in that area.
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The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.
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The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen.
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I think that these were the best competitions, higher than Olympics.
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It was a different time for Aspen. So many people did not want the Olympics here. They just didn't think it was the place to have it. People wanted to ski and get away from whatever.
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My main principle as the President of the International Fencing Federation is never to use my position to achieve advantages for Russian athletes, but to fundamentally resist attempts of biased judging.
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There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.
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...I think there's only one thing that anybody teaches, and this is character. And I think that whether you are teaching history, math, or biology, or music, what you are really doing is, you are helping to shape the character of that person who is your student... Music is such a wonderful teaching tool, because while you are developing musical skills, that student can learn a lot about discipline and cooperation.
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Any person who hurts Nami-san's feelings I won't let them live peacefully.
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We are not at all considering cancelling the Olympics.
