“I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It keeps you fit and healthy, even if, in the case of ironman, it pushes your body to the limit. The word "addiction" comes with negative connotations, but it doesn't have to be a damaging impulse. It's all about channeling your craving into something positive.” IfsBodyMotivationalChoicesSportsCasesPersonalityFitHealthyDrugLimitsNegativeAddictionYour BodyImpulseThese DaysCravingChannelingConnotationIronman Book:A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey Source: A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey
“Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know.” KnowsFirstsWellsSportsCasesHappenedNeededToughRoundsIndianTournamentsErase Author:Amelie Mauresmo
“When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasn't the case. I struggled. It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors. It was three years between the junior ranks and reaching the Australian Open, and even then, having reached the final against Hingis, I wasn't really realising what it would take to go higher.” YearsHappensWould BeAbleThreeWinningFeltSportsHalfCasesHigherFinalsFinishedReachingRealisingThree YearsJuniorsAustralian Author:Amelie Mauresmo
“You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.” PeopleKnowsWayHelpingSportsCasesAccomplishGood People Author:Robin Yount
“Drugs is a society problem. It ain't just isolated to sports or entertainment. There's people that are doing brain surgeries that probably have dabbled in drugs. There may be some, judges and lawyers involved in the case could have been involved. So it's a problem in all society.” PeopleMayHas BeensProblemSportsBrainCasesJudgingInvolvedDrugEntertainmentLawyerIsolatedSurgeryCould Have BeenBrain Surgery Author:Dave Parker
“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” WayLongSometimesCharacterUsedPassionLeftSportsCommunityBusinessCareersCasesMediaMarkAppropriateDescriptionAustraliaRemarksAustralianLarger Than LifeGreat PassionLong CareersPackers Author:John Howard