“Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.” PeopleKnowsBelieveFallWinningTearsExtremesShyTake MeLoyalKnow MeAthleticsOld FriendsExhilaration Author:Sally Pearson
“I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. It's not so much the different shape of the swings, more the fact that you are stationary when you hit a golf ball. In cricket you have to move forward or back, which is an instinctive timing thing.” KnowsDifferentFactsMovingShapesBallsGolfMoving ForwardGet BackTake MeSwingsTimingCricketStationaryGolf Ball Author:Ricky Ponting
“And I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations. It could be that it would take me 12 more books at six years each to get it - which means I would have to live to be 126. Which I fully intend to do, of course.” KnowsWritingYearsMeanBookCoursesGivenSixAspirationTake MeAccommodate Author:George Saunders