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“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”

“I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.”

“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”

“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.”

“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”

“I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.”

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”

“When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.”

“Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain.”

“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.”

“Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.”

“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.”

“I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.”

“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

“The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.”

“There is no such thing as life in-between.”