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> [I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-roach/i-think-i-was-a-pretty-selfish-athlete/)

[Melanie Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/melanie-roach-42935_athlete_i-think-i-was-a-pretty-selfish-athlete-3_3218301.jpg)

> [I was always pretty selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-matthews/i-was-always-pretty-selfish/)

[Spencer Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-matthews/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/spencer-matthews-6329_always_i-was-always-pretty-selfish-3088968_3088968.jpg)

> [You can be pretty selfish as tennis players, being an individual sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mardy-fish/you-can-be-pretty-selfish-as-tennis-players-being-an-individual-sport/)

[Mardy Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mardy-fish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/mardy-fish-5307_being_you-can-be-pretty-selfish-as-tennis-play_1494488.png)

> [I dont feel like I would be a good mentor. I dont know what I have to offer in that respect. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gosling/i-dont-feel-like-i-would-be-a-good-mentor-i-dont-know-what-i-have-to/)

[Ryan Gosling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gosling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/ryan-gosling-1941_feels_i-dont-feel-like-i-would-be-a-good-mento_1271139.jpg)

> [I don't feel like I would be a good mentor. I don't know what I have to offer in that respect. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gosling/i-don-t-feel-like-i-would-be-a-good-mentor-i-don-t-know-what-i-have/)

[Ryan Gosling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gosling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/ryan-gosling-1941_mentor_i-don-t-feel-like-i-would-be-a-good-ment_975912.jpg)

> [I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-roach/i-ve-been-a-pretty-selfish-mom-and-a-very-unselfish-athlete-for-about/)

[Melanie Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-roach/)

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> [I think Bolano had a generosity about him that was unique. He seemed to include so many people in the circle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-shepard/i-think-bolano-had-a-generosity-about-him-that-was-unique-he-seemed/)

[Sam Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/sam-shepard-2232_adventure_i-think-bolano-had-a-generosity-about-hi_1298038.jpg)

> [I'm pretty selfish, I think. I'm probably a terrible dad. I don't do too much with my kids. Obviously I love them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-m-pretty-selfish-i-think-i-m-probably-a-terrible-dad-i-don-t-do-too/)

[Allan Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-holdsworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/allan-holdsworth-11931_dad_i-m-pretty-selfish-i-think-i-m-probably_1571762.png)

> [Right now, I wish I’d stayed because I want you at my side. That sounds pretty selfish, but I don’t mean it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-aguirre/right-now-i-wish-i-d-stayed-because-i-want-you-at-my-side-that-sounds/)

[Ann Aguirre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-aguirre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/ann-aguirre-1121_admire_right-now-i-wish-i-d-stayed-because-i-wa_1405304.jpg)

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