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Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions of people who might not be Olympians.

I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of retiring I would know during and after those Games in Athens.

Athletics brings out a side of you that is wonderful. It brings out so many good attributes like competing, intensity and playing at the highest level.

I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.

The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world.

When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up sport.

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work anymore, you know what I mean. Because I'd way rather spend more time with them.

So much of our future lies in preserving our past.

The real risk is doing nothing.

Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far.

At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away.

We are beginning to see the benefits of globalconsolidation.

We are not in the business of iron ore. Whatever captive iron ore sources we have, we use it to make steel.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.

There arent any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So youre just kind of brought up to feel-in any field, if you say you can do it, do it. There it is.

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It's hard. It's tough. That's what I tell my students every day in class. I've been very fortunate. Some people might call me a hardhead, but I'm not going to let other people dictate to me who I should be or the stories I should tell. That doesn't register with me.

The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.'

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.