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It's really impossible for athletes
to grow up. On the one hand, you're
a child, still playing a game. But on
the other hand, you're a superhuman
hero that everyone dreams of being.
No wonder we have such a hard
time understanding who we are.
?Billie Jean King
Durability is part of what
makes a great athlete.
?Bill Russell
When I was playing I never wished
I was doing anything else. I think
being a professional athlete is
the finest thing a man can do.
?Bob Gibson
Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics
wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie
and ice cream. Not that I don't love my
country, but I felt it was my victory
up there, I put all the time into it.
?Bruce Jenner
Before I was ever in my teens, I
knew exactly what I wanted to
be when I grew up. My goal was to be the
greatest athlete that ever lived.
?Babe Didrikson Zaharias
The battles that count aren't the
ones for gold medals. The struggles
within yourself -- the invisible,
inevitable battles inside all of us --
that's where it's at.
?Jesse Owens
