"Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off."

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Source : Mary Lou Retton, Bela Karolyi, John Powers (1986). “Mary Lou: creating an olympic champion”, Thorndike Pr

Mary Lou Retton

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“I was disappointed over my dismissal, given that it was at a crucial stage of the game and I had worked very hard to get to that point,.”
“I've been a professional athlete, I've directed films, I've run a company with 150 employees, and nothing compares to writing a screenplay. Just the second I think I know what I'm doing, the rug gets pulled out and I have no idea what I'm doing. Because there are so many problems to solve.”
“Softball is an easy sport to fall in love because our game is fast paced and action packed.”
“...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace.”
“I really never thought I would be an actor professionally. I was very academic and was like, "That's so irresponsible. I would never do that." And now, here I am.”

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“There was three or four years of my life where I hated myself and you know, would have quite happily ended it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Vegetarianism that is me. I don't eat meat. It's been over 10 years. Actually it's been 11 and a half years and I feel good and I feel like I look good and I have energy& and you have to look at what you're putting in your body. I eat vegetables and I eat grain and I take care of myself and I don't think I look that bad, do I?”
“While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not 'hot and happening.'”

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