"In an athlete, it is not the legs that go first"

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Source : Ken Dryden (2013). “The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition”, p.27, Harper Collins

Ken Dryden

#Athlete Quotes #Legs Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will... An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence.”
“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.”
“When I'm done skating, I guarantee you that I will not look back and remember standing on the podium. I'm going to remember these days - being with the team. Training alone, in my basement. Training when everybody else is sleeping. Doing things that nobody else is doing. Digging down. Seeing what kind of character I truly have. I love that stuff.”
“It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.”
“A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.”
“Dare to be brave today, and trust that when you extend your wings, you will fly.”

Source : Mary E DeMuth (2012). “Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus”, p.71, Thomas Nelson
“The birth of Jesus made possible not just a new way of understanding life but a new way of living it.”
“I had about the biggest, longest wish list anyone could have, and 99 percent of what I wanted to get on the screen we got on the screen within our schedule and within our budget and within our resources.”

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