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> [I don't have a problem with athletes speaking up, but I want to make sure before they speak up, they read up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-sharpe/i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-athletes-speaking-up-but-i-want-to-make/)

[Shannon Sharpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-sharpe/)

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> [The problem is not with the athletes, but with us. No matter how blatant the drug use may be, we don't stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/the-problem-is-not-with-the-athletes-but-with-us-no-matter-how/)

[Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/)

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> [The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-waltrip/the-problem-with-many-athletes-is-they-take-themselves-seriously-and/)

[Michael Waltrip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-waltrip/)

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