"It's ironic that Olympic spectators will never have seen Yiannis Kouros, the greatest Greek athlete since Pheidippides"

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Ed Ayres

#Athlete Quotes #Greek Quotes #Ironic Quotes

“There are times when one certain snow condition is great for one particular brand of skis.”
“You deserve to die," I whisper, suddenly realizing Iv'e said the words aloud. "Excuse me?" "Nothing." "Not nothing. You just told me that I deserve to be maggot feed." "Not maggot feed, just-" "Dead!" "Forget it" "I don't know why I said that. Just daydreaming, I guess." "Daydreaming about my death?" "Forget it", I repeat. "Are you sure you aren't still mad that I wouldn't let you borrow my vintage fishnet leggings?" "More like I didn't want to borrow them,”
“Everything is habit-forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing.”

Source : Wilt Chamberlain (1992). “A View from Above”, Signet
“I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them?”

Source : "Unspoken worlds" by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2007.
“You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11, you know, and playing in the National Football League.”
“Our world is fast succumbing to the activities of men and women who would stake the future of our species on beliefs that should not survive an elementary school education.”
“Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within.”
“Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.”

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