Apolo Ohno Quotes
It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.
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I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.
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I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.
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In this life, all you need is for someone to believe in you.
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As a kid, my dad would take me to see indie films when I would visit him in New York. Films that I just wouldn't see growing up in the Bay Area.
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I didn't want wrestling anymore; I wanted to not want it. But I couldn't get a job anywhere, which was part of the reason I was homeless. I couldn't get a job pumping gas. I couldn't get a job working at a warehouse, I couldn't get a job at Baskin Robbins, I couldn't get a job anywhere.
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It's strange to recall that America animated none of my youthful daydreams. I did not see a Hollywood film until my late teens.
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Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you.
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I only ever involve myself with brands I truly adore.
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I would never challenge any rapper to a rap-off. It's weird, I'm not that type of rapper.
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I think that our primary concern is that the membership in our industry become active. I'm not talking about the candidates being active. I'm talking about the few hundred thousand people who work in the industry around the United States.
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I believe the President was enormously effective in small groups, small groups being anything under a hundred, where you could really communicate.
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It's a joy to be up close to Derek Jacobi's work. Alas, we haven't worked very much, over the years, since we were at university together, but I don't think I've missed many of his great shows and performances.
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Women are complex and subtle. Men are simple and direct.
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Most people engage in activities that are tension-relieving rather than goal-achieving.
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Poetry, I'm returning to it, never leaves me. It's my genre completely. In poetry I contemplate myself exuberantly. It's my unique strength. Force of gravity, electric and magnetic energy; in my own way, to make a synthesis.
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Of course the job has a lot of glamour. But it really is about being smarter than your average bear. Your mind is your best weapon. It's great when you're a good shot with an AK-47, but it's about being clever.
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I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.
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I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.
Mandy Bujold -
My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.
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It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.
