"I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics."

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Source : "London 2012 Olympics: Amputee Oscar Pistorius picked for men's 400m" by Owen Gibson, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2012.

Oscar Pistorius

#Running Quotes #Past Quotes #Two Quotes

“I learned to walk as a baby, and I haven't had a lesson since.”
“I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.”

Source : "You have to laugh" by Suzie Mackenzie, www.theguardian.com. November 19, 2004.
“My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.”
“I think when you're younger, you need to socialize and be with people your own age.”

Source : Interview with Alexandria Symonds, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 21, 2011.
“I made it very clear that I rejected bigotry of all forms.”

Source : "Gov. Walker on CPAC, record in Wisconsin; Rep. Scalise talks DHS funding fight". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. March 1, 2015.
“A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.”
“Strange, what brings these past things so vividly back to us, sometimes!”
“We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.”

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