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Lynn Swann has 19 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take…
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We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?
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I was not a very good football player when I started out.
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Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new…
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This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between…
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I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.
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I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance,…
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Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
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When I was in college there was a girls' flag football league. The girls were extremely aggressive.
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If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as…
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Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.
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Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
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Good things come slow, especially in distance running.
— Unknown Author
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It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.
— Brooks Johnson
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The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.
— Herb Elliott
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Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
— Mao Zedong
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Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
— Unknown Author
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Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take…
— Lynn Swann
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At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes…
— Heather O'Reilly
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I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no…
— Arthur Lydiard
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I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.
— Nelson Mandela
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In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.
— Haruki Murakami
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I guess I am basically most comfortable when I'm alone. As a kid, I was very much a loner. I love long…
— Kevin Conroy
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In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in…
— Mao Zedong
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