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Sometimes women get devastated by failing. Athletes don't; they just know that means they've got to practise harder, and they've got to do something else differently.

~Beth Brooke

Topics: Athletes Devastated Differently Else Failing Get Got Harder Just Know Means Practise Something Something Else Sometimes Women

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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

~Bill Bradley

Topics: Achieving Against Athletes Difficulty Great Important Important Role Metaphor Models Obstacles Odds Overcoming Role Role Models Sports Times

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We need new athletes all the time because we need new games every day - fudging just a little on the definition of the word 'need.' We like to have new games every day, and, if we are to have a constant and endless flow of games, we need a constant flow of athletes.

~Bill James

Topics: Athletes Because Constant Day Definition Endless Every Every Day Flow Games Just Like Little Need New Time Word

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I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.

~Bill James

Topics: Athletes Because Breaks Children Crushed Each Each One Encourage First Get Many Never People Pushing Second So Many People Sports Through Top Unfortunate Who Would

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My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.

~Bill Rodgers

Topics: Athletes Distance Enough Guess Included Many Must Problem Runners Top Use

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Our favorite teams bring people together, keep family members close, bond people from different generations. Some of the happiest moments of my life involve something that happened with one of my teams. Some of the best relationships I ever had were with Boston athletes that I never even met.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Athletes Best Bond Boston Bring Close Different Even Ever Family Family Members Favorite Generations Had Happened Happiest Involve Keep Life Members Met Moments My Life Never Our People Relationships Some Something Teams Together Were

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Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses.

~Bill Toomey

Topics: Admit Athletes Many Too Weaknesses

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Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

~Bill Toomey

Topics: Ability Athletes Carefully Go Goal Many Set Then Too Towards

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Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.

~Bill Toomey

Topics: Also Athletes Both Component Help Improve Nutrition Performance Protect Themselves Valuable

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I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease.

~Bill Toomey

Topics: Athletes Could Disease Fish Immune Institute Many Oil Out Prevent Protect Read Studies Sweden System

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