"The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most……" — Bill Toomey
"The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years."
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39 Quotes by Bill Toomey
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When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S.…
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Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.
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Realize that from the start, every activity that comprises the journey has value and the ability to teach you something.
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My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.
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Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes…
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The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the…
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Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.
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A key factor is to do training that is fun.
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People need to know that by donating, coaching, and just lending support, anyone can become part of the wonderful global…
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I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.
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The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.
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It is always possible to improve.
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More Ancient Quotes
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our…
— Hannah Arendt
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Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our…
— Margaret Atwood
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The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the…
— Saint Augustine
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Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,…
— Diane Ackerman
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
— Andrew Bernstein
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In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.
— Mortimer Adler
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The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To…
— Wendell Berry
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My own life in India, since I came to it in 1893 to make it my home, has been devoted…
— Annie Besant
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Britons are good, though often brutal, colonists where they come into relations with entirely uncivilized tribes whose past is so…
— Annie Besant
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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.
— Ambrose Bierce
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