"I've always been fortunate in that I'm quite good at what I do, but there have been many people who have made it to the high level and they weren't necessarily the fastest runner in their class at school. Concentrate on yourself. It's down to planning, preparation and being dedicated."

-- Jenny Meadows

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“Even if I played for a million years, Iâ€™d never come close to Maradona. Not that Iâ€™d want to anyway. Heâ€™s the greatest thereâ€™s ever been.”
“I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view.”
“Personally, Miami was not my favorite place. Vacationing there is great: You go for three days and get some sun, and it's time to go home. When they told me it doesn't get any colder than 50 degrees, that sold me. We get below-zero weather in Cleveland. I can't wait to have a sunny Christmas. It will definitely be an adjustment, but we'll make it. We're not complaining.”
“Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan.”
“Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.”

Source : Edward Eggleston (1874). “The Circuit Rider: A Tale of the Heroic Age”, p.128
“Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.”
“I get up and I have coffee and I speak to no man and I go to my desk.”
“I liked that title. I didn't want to lose it to anybody, but if I had to lose it, I'm glad I lost it to you. You're a good fighter and gonna be a great champ.”

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