“When you're competing, you don't have the choice of what the weather will be like. It really doesn't affect me. I ran one of my fastest times in the New York Diamond League meeting last year. It was raining pretty hard then.” YearsHardLastsChoicesNew YorkRainMeetingsWeatherRanLeagueDiamondLast YearCompeting Author:Oscar Pistorius
“I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.” FeelsHas BeensI CanChoicesFeltPlayerFineOffersBasketballDressesCharityCodeLeagueFrustrationNbaConformityConformPaymentBasketball PlayerDonationNba PlayerDress Code Author:Calvin Ayre
“There is something very unnatural and odious in a government a thousand leagues off. A whole government of our own choice, managed by persons whom we love, revere, and can confide in, has charms in it for which men will fight.” MenPersonsWholeGovernmentChoicesFightingThousandLeagueCharmUnnatural Book:The Letters of John and Abigail Adams Source: The Letters of John and Abigail Adams