"You've given it some thought, you've tried to prepare as well as you can, but you're reacting to what you see so you can't really prepare that much. It's purely live broadcasting which is very nerve-wracking but hugely rewarding. The game finishes and eventually, maybe an hour later, you're all finished."

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Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jill Douglas

#Games Quotes #Nerves Quotes #Hours Quotes

“I think, on both sides of the camera or the novel: Distraction. I'm obsessed with: Can I get this actress or my third act to work? I'm distracted. I'm interested in that so I don't sit home and think, "Gee, life is meaningless. We're all going to die. The universe is pulling apart at breakneck speed."”
“It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.”

Source : Amby Burfoot (2000). “The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me About Winning, Losing, Happiness, Humility, and the Human Heart”, p.77, Rodale
“If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each otherâ€™s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace”
“What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander, but it is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the Guinea hen.”
“You will hardly conquer, but conquer you must. [Lat., Male vincetis, sed vincite.]”
“The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory.”
“I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.”

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