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title: "3 Hard Athletes Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [It's hard for these athletes to stay healthy. They are constantly being bombarded with unhealthy advertising. Peer pressure can override the body's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kessel/it-s-hard-for-these-athletes-to-stay-healthy-they-are-constantly/)

[John Kessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kessel/)

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> [It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cleave/it-s-extremely-hard-for-athletes-to-accept-what-s-happened-to-them/)

[Chris Cleave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cleave/)

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> [I think I'm more muscular now than when I played football. I'm working hard on it. So many athletes just let themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-think-i-m-more-muscular-now-than-when-i-played-football-i-m-working/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

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