Sport Quotes
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Boxing is a noble sport.
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I've always thought of myself as an 80 percenter. I like to throw myself passionately into a sport or activity until I reach about an 80 percent proficiency level. To go beyond that requires an obsession that doesn't appeal to me. Once I reach 80 percent level I like to go off and do something totally different; that probably explains the diversity of the Patagonia product like - and why our versatile, multifaceted clothes are the most successful.
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One time I didn't leave my hotel room for four days, I was so stuck in my head. But now, with maturity and age, I've realized that winning isn't everything. It's very much about the journey, particularly in my sport. There are so many people on my team, and I've got to be conscious of them. So while winning is definitely the ultimate goal, the lessons learned when I don't win only strengthen me.
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This is a sport (wrestling) that has turned many boys into men and many men into leaders. And it is a sport in which you can be a giant regardless of how big you are.
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Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.
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I do not connect, at any level, with anyone who hunts animals for sport.
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I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.
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For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport.
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I love playing sport.
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I'm not in this sport to take punishment.
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I love badminton. That's my sport!
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In sport, all my fellow riders and trainers and the people I meet and deal with have just accepted the fact that I'm here forever.
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I want to be better than five guys. I was that way when I used to box, I was that way in any sport. I want to compete with five other guys. If I beat five other guys, I'd like to see if I can beat six.
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It was one of the greatest moments in sports for me.
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I am confident of doing well because I am enjoying my sport again.
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I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.
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I was born with this heart condition, but it's never affected me – I've been able to play every sport I wanted to, and the doctors were amazed.
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I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
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Normally, racing drivers come from a long line of previous successful sports people.
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You may love football, but that doesn't mean you have any business trying to play the sport. It's the same thing with filmmaking... everybody has a great idea for a movie, but do you have the stamina to get good at your craft and deal with how heartbreaking it is?
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I knew Childress was going to help me because my crew told me on the radio. I really appreciate what Richard did, but that is typical of people in this sport.
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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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We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.
