"Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived."

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Source : Interview with Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. February 4, 2011.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

#Baseball Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Goal Quotes

“I don't want to beg or promise you things I can't give you. There isn't much of me to give, but what I have is yours. This is all up to you, Sadie. If you want me, I'm yours. If you can't do this, then I'll walk away and leave you alone. I swear.”
“I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn't really approve of it, through.”
“The old beliefs, of course, and the rational approach, are everywhere reinforced, and so it does have a great weight. The magical approach has far greater weight, if you use it and allow yourselves to operate in that fashion, for it has the weight of your basic natural orientation.”
“Miramax can buy a small independent movie that isn't very good, but because it has great relationships with different theaters, it can get into a big theater.”
“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took ***** to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we werenâ€™t supposed to change? Who made that rule?”

Source : Ellen Wittlinger (2012). “Parrotfish”, p.91, Simon and Schuster
“Is there a rehab center for Coke drinkers? I drink six to eight cans a day.”
“When I first got to L.A., I was stretching $20 a week, waiting tables, and I did that for about six months. I didn't mind it at all, I was really happy for that experience, but it made me really get aggressive about what I want. I've been doing this since I was eight, and never considered doing anything else, so I really had to kick it into gear.”
“Being one point ahead at the end - that's all that matters.”

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