"When we got in the race, we knew what we had to do and knew what we wanted to do. Having three of four guys from the American record 800 free relay is a pretty solid relay, so we thought we could take a crack at the U.S. Open record tonight. We're all a little tired, but that's fifth-fastest American relay ever, so it's not a bad time. We ended tonight on a great note."

-- Michael Phelps

#Tired Quotes #Swimming Quotes #Race Quotes

“Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.”
“Hearts are breakable," Isabelle said. "And I think even when you heal, you're never what you were before".”
“I am a woman / who understands / the necessity of an impulse whose goal or origin / still lie beyond me.”

Source : Olga Broumas (1999). “Rave: poems, 1975-1999”, Copper Canyon Pr
“Every time you achieve a dream, you must set another one. Because that will strengthen your path. Or you will become dead, because if you have no dreams, you have no life.”
“Some claims deserve ridicule, and anything less falsely elevates them.”
“every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.”

Source : Margaret Oliphant (2015). “Delphi Works of Margaret Oliphant with Complete Stories of the Seen and Unseen”, p.7470, Delphi Classics
“The trick is finding a person whose flaws don't drive you crazy...you know...someone whose flaws you can live with...someone who can stand your flaws, too.”
“I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.”

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