"The most difficult part is training and competing while observing the holy month of Ramadan, which involves fasting. The most rewarding part of being a Muslim athlete is my faith in God paired with my faith in myself. I approach every match with positivity and the belief that I can beat anyone on any given day. And in the face of defeat, I am able to learn from my mistakes and work on my weaknesses to prepare for next time."

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Source : "The Road to Rio". Interview with Avery Stone, www.yahoo.com. August 3, 2016.

Ibtihaj Muhammad

#Mistake Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Positivity Quotes

“The time has come for writers, especially those who are artists, to admit that in this world one cannot make anything out, just as Socrates once admitted it, just as Voltaire admitted it.”
“I remember at the premiere of my second movie I started crying. I thought, I'm so bad that I either have to stop this and do something else or learn what I'm doing.”
“One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.”
“Leaders are hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them than they are willing to give themselves.”

Source : Jim George (2012). “A Leader After God's Own Heart: 15 Ways to Lead with Strength”, p.36, Harvest House Publishers
“Men get laid, but women get screwed.”
“That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.”
“When my second husband shouted, 'Me or your writing!' I replied, 'My writing.' We separated.”
“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.”

Source : U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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