Mark Warkentin famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Some coaches are on power trips. I've never needed somebody to tell me I'm not working hard enough.
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You're either an Olympian or not in swimming.
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I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the race that there was no chance I was gonna beat this guy. And so I said, if you can't beat him, find a race that he won't swim.
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There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's not there.
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I wanted a T-shirt that says 'USA National Team'. It turned out to be a very smart decision.
-- Mark Warkentin
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Brains first and then Hard Work.
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My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh -- anything but work.
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The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.
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O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
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What luck for rulers that men do not think.
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There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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When the journey's over/There'll be time enough to sleep.
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The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in.
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I'm not often bored,' I assured her. "Life's not long enough for that.
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