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Joe Namath

"After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass."

Source : "Sporting News conversation with Joe Namath: 'The guarantee was basically just an attitude'". Interview with Clifton Brown, www.sportingnews.com. January 27, 2012.

Joe Namath

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“I try to surround myself with a good support system. Whether that's other creators or my family or my friends, or even my viewers, who encourage me just as much as I might encourage them and they're just as much a part of my life as they let me be a part of theirs.”
“The best gift you can ever give your mentor is to grow. They feed off your growth. I believe that everyone has the seed of success inside, but too many people can't find it in themselves and as a result do not reach their potential. But there are those whose purpose in life is to fertilize the seed of potential in another, who are rewarded by seeing that person grow and blossom before their eyes. Raising up others to a higher level is a mentor's joy and sustenance.”
“I identify as African American. I identify as Black. Black is something I share with other descendants of Africa, African-American is something I share with other Black descendants of America and both of those identities are of equal importance to me.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.”
“There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.”

Source : Don DeLillo (2012). “The Names”, p.303, Vintage
“I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.”
“I'm old school. I'm not the fastest guy or the quickest guy.”
“I think values are really, really important, but I also think that too many values are just words.”

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