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“So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.”

Facts Sports Race Careers Judging Seasons

Author:Alain Prost

“There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.”

Feels Stills Sports Careers Filled Disappointment Emptiness

Author:Alonzo Mourning

“I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.”

Want Has Beens Said Winning Sports Goal Careers Break Records Fortunate Bowls Super Bowl Miami Dolphins

Author:Dan Marino

“I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.”

Firsts School Sports Careers College Paper Pages High School Newspapers Editors Unusual Editorials

Author:Buzz Bissinger

“Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.”

Done Dream Kids Able Guy Sports Careers Too Much One Thing Childhood Dad Handle Thrill Dreams Come True Boyhood Hull

Author:Bobby Hull

“Every athletic career, no matter how modest or lofty, is a journey.”

Matter Success Sports Careers Journey Modest Athletic Lofty

Author:Dan Millman

“Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career.”

Today Sports Careers Week Athlete Nba Contemplating Asian Arrivals Asian American

Author:Eric Liu

“I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.”

World Certain Grows Sports Born Levels Careers Doors Grew Olympics Right Time

Author:Shaun White

“I may discuss contemporary cinema, how to shop at a mall without losing energy, how to use the power of mind to increase career and academic success, the Zen of sports, reincarnation, karma, sex, the experience of "suchness" or a new book by Stephen King.”

Mind May Book Use Energy Sex Sports Careers Buddhism Kings Losing Increase Karma Contemporary Cinema Shops Academic Reincarnation Rama Malls New Books Power Of The Mind Academic Success

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I guess when you have that one monster season, it's good because you're recognized. If it weren't for that season, not as many people would know about my career. But it also kind of diminishes what I did in other years.”

People Ifs Knows Years Kind Sports Careers Seasons Monsters Diminish

Author:Brady Anderson

“Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.”

Wells I Can Able Sports Careers Great Things Hopefully

Author:Latrell Sprewell

“The first few games that we played against some of the teams, the young guys, you know, want a stick sign or photo sign, and I think that they respect what I have achieved throughout my career.”

Thinking Knows Want Firsts Young Guy Games Sports Careers Team Sticks Young Guys

Author:Mario Lemieux

“The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.”

Sports Careers Happened Tragedy Ruined

Author:Rafael Palmeiro

“I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.”

Winning Fun Sports Careers Player Stage Right Now Developing Having Fun Void

Author:Rick Pitino

“A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.”

People Hard Sports Careers Hard Work Honor Validation

Author:Ryne Sandberg

“I think I've got an outstanding defensive assistant staff that's really going to help us have consistent, strong defenses. And offensively, we have an excellent staff. We've got some younger guys on offense, but that's what I coach and have my entire coaching career.”

Thinking Helping Guy Strong Sports Careers Defense Coaches Excellent Coaching Consistent Staff Offense Outstanding Assistants

Author:Steve Spurrier

“The most important decision I ever made in my career was to live my life in sports as honestly and ethically as possible. Never having compromised my values allows me to look back on my life with no regrets and feel satisfaction in what I was able to accomplish.”

Feels Looks Made Important Able Values Sports Decision Careers Regret Satisfaction Accomplish Honestly Living My Life No Regrets Important Decisions

Author:Greg LeMond

“How wonderful it is to celebrate a 27 years career! When you moved from basket ball to music, the world of sports lost a great player, but music won a great singer. You transmit good vibrations, a wonderful energy on the stage.”

World Years Energy Lost Sports Careers Player Wonderful Stage Balls Moved Singers Celebrate Vibrations Baskets Transmit Good Vibrations

Author:Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira

“The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics.”

Sports Careers Becoming Summer Nightmare Olympics Stressful

Book:Off Balance: A Memoir

Source: Off Balance: A Memoir

“A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to.”

Sports Careers Support Impossible Tough Manage Guidance Family And Friends Tough Times Reassurance

Author:Rahul Dravid

“My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.”

Thinking World Has Beens Kids America Spirit Next Sports Goal Careers Hopefully Honour Racing Olympics Asia Looking Forward Korea Ambassadors Skis Ski Racing

Author:Lindsey Vonn

“I know that when I have had whatever run-ins I have had throughout my career, I have had them because I have done the things that I feel like I need to do to be the best, and that is why I am in this sport, that is what drives me.”

Knows Needs Feels Done Running Sports Careers Being The Best

Author:Brad Keselowski

“It wasn't until after I received my education that I seriously looked at sports entertainment as a way to make a career for myself. And they've got to take it in stride. It's very much like acting or playing professional sports: One percent of one percent of the people who try out for it can actually say they make their living off of doing it.”

People Way Trying Sports Acting Careers Percent Entertainment Stride Professional Sports Sports Entertainment

Author:John Cena

“I've had a great career in sports broadcasting - but I'm interested in lots of things. I like to write, I like to produce video projects, and I love to appear on stage.”

Writing Sports Careers Stage Produce Projects Video Broadcasting

Author:Ralph Strangis

“I've not made a career of being physical in my movies, but I love sports. I'm a very physical guy.”

Made Guy Sports Careers

Author:Aaron Eckhart

“Jenny Simpson loses her shoe in the women's fifteen hundred, with a lap and a half to go, destroying her chances to repeat as world champion, and she gives the most gracious interview afterward about how she's had a wonderful career already. Great for Jenny Simpson. Bad for the sport! We need drama!”

World Needs Giving Sports Loses Chance Half Careers Wonderful Drama Hundred Shoes Champion Repeats Interviews Destroying Fifteen Lap Gracious World Champions Jenny

Author:Malcolm Gladwell

“The sports are also hard on my body, and I do have a longstanding bad back due to an injury some years ago. I don't regret any part of it though. I love what I do and my sporting career has taken me to some wonderful places and seeing the world.”

World Years Hard Body Sports Careers Taken Wonderful Seeing Regret Years Ago Dues Injury Seeing The World Don't Regret Wonderful Places

Author:Liz Halliday

“Remarks such as 'great Australian', 'larger than life' are sometimes used where they are not appropriate. But in the case of Kerry Packer both of those descriptions are entirely appropriate. He was a great Australian, he was a larger than life character and in so many ways he left his mark on the Australian community over a very long career in business, particularly in the media and also that other great passion of his, Australian sport”

“I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.”

Use Sports Careers Athlete Former Best Times

Author:Sergei Bubka

“I'm totally sports-oriented; I relate a lot of my career and everything to sports.”

Sports Careers Relate

Author:Bruce Dern

“I feel like I don't have to win anymore. I've had a wonderful career. Tennis has given me so much, things I would have never expected in my life. I feel honored to even be a part of such a wonderful sport.”

Feels Winning Given Sports Careers Wonderful Expected Tennis Honored

Author:Serena Williams

“I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.”

Source: The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame