Barry Sheene famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing.
-- Barry Sheene

#Stress #Waiting #Swim
I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the World Championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.
-- Barry Sheene

#Men #World #Championship
Endless motorbike talk can and does bore me.
-- Barry Sheene

#Doe #Endless #Bores
They were ridiculous times. After I won my World Championship in 1976, I went to Japan.
-- Barry Sheene

#Japan #World #Ridiculous
Nobody within motorcycling has or deserves any respect.
-- Barry Sheene

#Deserve
I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.
-- Barry Sheene

#Race #Years #Two
I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission.
-- Barry Sheene

#Suicide #Racing #Missions
The advantage of the rain is that, if you have a quick bike, there's no advantage.
-- Barry Sheene

#Rain #Advantage #Bike

I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change.
You have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child.
The things that stress me out haven't changed. But I don't wanna lose anything. So I thought that at least I would change. I'm lucky...that I'm afraid of losing something.
I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.
I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can't wait for the chance to try again.
Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.
By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media, maybe we don't need to wait for our grandchildren's questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4.
When I was 88 years old, I gave up meat entirely and switched to a plant foods diet following a slight stroke. During the following months, I not only lost 50 pounds, but gained strength in my legs and picked up stamina. Now, at age 93, I'm on the same plant-based diet, and I still don't eat any meat or dairy products. I either swim, walk, or paddle a canoe daily and I feel the best I've felt since my heart problems began.

Barry Sheene famous quotes

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