"An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation."

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Source : "Apolo Anton Ohno closes door on 2014 comeback". Interview with Kelly Whiteside, www.usatoday.com. April 24, 2013.

Apolo Ohno

#Years Quotes #Preparation Quotes #Three Quotes

“The law works fear and wrath; grace works hope and mercy.”
“Books keep the mind active. Without them, complacency is a huge danger.”

Source : Source: www.sjboysread.org
“Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has!”
“The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.”
“At an early age, you started hearing it: It's a virtue to be "well-rounded." ... They might as well have said : Become as dull as you possibly can be.”

Source : Donald O. Clifton, Al Winseman, Curt Liesveld (2004). “Living Your Strengths”, p.21, Simon and Schuster
“The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless except the list of an illiterate.”
“As far as the media is concerned, I wouldn't shoot anything down.”
“There's a moon in my body, but I can't see it! A moon and a sun. A drum never touched by hands, beating, and I can't hear it!”

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