"The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world."

-- Sebastian Coe

#Running Quotes #World Quotes #Nine Quotes

“I was born in August, no July, 1908.”
“Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it's mad that people like me are listened to - you know, rap stars and movie stars.”
“I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair.”
“The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.”

Source : Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.4, Library of Alexandria
“A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.”

Source : Nancy Lopez (2000). “The Complete Golfer”, Galahad Books
“John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.”
“When I awaken in the morning, I am thankful for a new day. I am thankful for everything that I have materially. I am thankful for everything I have spiritually. I thank God for allowing me to experience these things, even the experiences that may not seem so positive, such as developing an illness. I may not understand why I have the illness, but I sense that it is there for a purpose, and so I thank God for it. I ask Him to allow me to expand beyond my narrow-mindedness and self-centeredness so that I can see the good that comes from everything.”
“Thank you for loving me For being my eyes When I couldn't see For parting my lips When I couldn?t breathe Thank you for loving me”

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