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Major Taylor has 20 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in…
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As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of…
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Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.
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Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they…
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I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success…
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There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.
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I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with…
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An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never…
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I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to…
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried…
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In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days,…
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To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that…
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Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly…
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You can't stop father time... but you can show [him] down.
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It's like this. Father Time keeps pitching the years at us. We swing and miss at a few. We hit a few…
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Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.
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And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time.
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to…
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Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in…
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Father Time is the make-up man responsible for the physical changes that determine the parts the average actor is to play.
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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my…
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A wind blew, and the sand around his drawing scattered. He wrapped his fingers inside his wife's, and Father Time rekindled a…
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I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.
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