"It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no oneâ€”not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses â€” ever makes it alone."

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Malcolm Gladwell

#Stars Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“The world is more than a game of cards. History is more than a record of gambling operations.”

Source : Arthur Twining Hadley (1807). “Baccalaureate Addresses, and Other Talks on Kindred Themes”, p.54
“There's lots of opportunities out there in life, but if you never put yourself out on a limb and take chances you'll never dare to be great at anything.”
“A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing.”

Source : Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.25, Crown Archetype
“The freedom to be someone else entirely and be different versions of something. That's what I loved and I loved watching movies and I loved watching television, I loved reading books. That kind of escapism into another world was my favorite thing.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight”
“Don't give up on God, because God will not give up on you.”
“Girls are small and polite and smiley. They wear dresses and their hair is long and itâ€™s pulled into shapes behind their heads or on either side.”
“Passion does not compensate for ignorance.”

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