--- title: "1 Winning Medals Quotes By Douglas Brunt" description: "1 Winning Medals quotes by Douglas Brunt. Plus more from Douglas Brunt and more Winning Medals sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/douglas-brunt-18401_dad_dad-was-a-retired-hedge-fund-manager-who_2198789.jpg" --- > [Dad was a retired hedge fund manager who made enough millions to retire and focus on my game. Before that, he was on the 1984 U.S. Olympic swimming team. No medals. He was accustomed to winning at everything, but no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/dad-was-a-retired-hedge-fund-manager-who-made-enough-millions-to/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/douglas-brunt-18401_dad_dad-was-a-retired-hedge-fund-manager-who_2198789.jpg) ## More by Douglas Brunt > [It's common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/it-s-common-knowledge-that-professional-athletes-earn-extraordinary/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [D.C. is a small town with some big-town features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/d-c-is-a-small-town-with-some-big-town-features/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-like-to-write-in-the-mornings-so-i-try-to-protect-9-a-m-12-p-m-for/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-do-like-pat-conroy-and-the-great-santini-is-an-iconic-book/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The last book I read before I wrote my first book - 'Ghosts of Manhattan' - was 'The Gold Coast' by DeMille. I loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-last-book-i-read-before-i-wrote-my-first-book-ghosts-of-manhattan/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I'm really troubled by the prevalence of single-sport specializations. I want my kids to do as many things for as long as they can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-m-really-troubled-by-the-prevalence-of-single-sport-specializations/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [When the kids are down, I have a drink and watch 'The Kelly File.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/when-the-kids-are-down-i-have-a-drink-and-watch-the-kelly-file/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I've seen terrorism close up, but I don't live in a state of terror at all. I'm comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-ve-seen-terrorism-close-up-but-i-don-t-live-in-a-state-of-terror-at/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I've been pretty damn happy since 2001. More apparent danger than real danger for me, and even the apparent danger hasn't kept me from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-ve-been-pretty-damn-happy-since-2001-more-apparent-danger-than-real/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [Dad met Mom in 1983 during the lead-up to the 1984 games. She was an Olympic downhill skier. In those days, the winter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/dad-met-mom-in-1983-during-the-lead-up-to-the-1984-games-she-was-an/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-important-thing-is-to-write-when-your-brain-is-at-its-best-work/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [A tennis racket lurks in my earliest memories like a sick relative who had come to live with us. When I look at my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/a-tennis-racket-lurks-in-my-earliest-memories-like-a-sick-relative/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [If you look at top players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi - so many had a parent who was domineering to the point where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/if-you-look-at-top-players-steffi-graf-andre-agassi-so-many-had-a/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The job for cable is to give the news and then also give the 'so what.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-job-for-cable-is-to-give-the-news-and-then-also-give-the-so-what/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [Wall Street has played a role in everyone's life, and it has been vilified by everyone, but I think that the average trader didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/wall-street-has-played-a-role-in-everyone-s-life-and-it-has-been/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/winning-medals/douglas-brunt/#itemlist", "name": "1 Winning Medals Quotes By Douglas Brunt", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Dad was a retired hedge fund manager who made enough millions to retire and focus on my game. 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