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I wouldn't have been what you'd call a champion if I had accepted failure when it first came, if I had looked… — Shirley Strickland Copy Share Image
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Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
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The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and… — Eddie Reese Copy Share Image
Surfing is all about living in the moment. When you walk out on the Sydney Cricket Ground to play cricket you're intensely… — Nick Carroll Copy Share Image
Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
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One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
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I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost. — Steve Waugh Copy Share Image
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Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching. — Steve Waugh Copy Share Image
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I prefer other people to make judgments about the way I play and to characterize me, rather me describe myself. — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
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We forget that the nineteenth century often turned work into sport. We, in contrast, often turn sport into work. — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
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