Hakeem Olajuwon Quotes
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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When I was 16, I filmed an episode of 'Full House' where my family goes to Disney World. I remember putting on baggy overalls just to hide my stomach. When I watched it, I was pretty disappointed and bummed out looking at myself... I didn't feel good about my own body.
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
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It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.
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For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.
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The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.
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The talk about balance, nuclear balance, seems to me to be metaphysical and doesn't seem to be real at all.
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I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns.
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I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it.
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I have a dear friend here in Toronto, Sarah Millman, who has helped me a lot as a stylist.
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To be honest, I don't even exactly know how to set up a Google alert. My brother has me on Google alert. So do my parents. But I'm not even sure how it works.
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A psychologist said to me, there are only two important questions you have to ask yourself. What do you really feel? And, what do you really want? If you can answer those two, you probably can leave your neuroses behind you.
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.
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My camps are always ten weeks. That's what makes me comfortable.
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I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It takes me back to summers in Maine.
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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.
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I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.
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Absolutely, in fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.
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I love Lil Wayne; that's like my little brother. He's just the coolest dude on Earth.
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If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.'
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I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
