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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

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Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

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Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it.

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The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

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For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

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Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.

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One chance is all you need.

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Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

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Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

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A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: September 12th, 1913

Died: March 31st, 1980

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