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Jim Thorpe

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[Wikipedia] James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile a

Quotes by Jim Thorpe

I never was content unless I was trying my skill...or testing my endurance.

Endurance

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Track and field, because it was something I could do by myself, one-on-one, me against everybody else.

Fields

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I have always liked sport and only played or run races for the fun of the thing.

Fun

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I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct…

Athlete

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I give 'em the hip, then I take it away.

Athlete

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The Yankees, you see, they're a money team, they're the class of baseball. You don't ever bet against that.

Baseball

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