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Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I'm a little bit like that composer conducting. There are a lot of things that go into what I do, but I think athletics really sort of shaped my ethic.

~Chris Carter

Topics: Athletic Athletics Bit Composer Conducting Ethic Get Go Guess Like Little Little Bit Lot Me Really Shaped Sort Things Think Up Worked Writing I Think

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Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished when manipulated by people with agendas.

~Chris Crutcher

Topics: Agendas Athletics Carries Diminished Manipulated Own People Set Those Truths

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Athletics and physical activity are important parts of youth development, in my experience and view.

~Chris Gabrieli

Topics: Activity Athletics Development Experience Important Parts Physical Physical Activity View Youth

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Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.

~Clare Balding

Topics: Athletics Big Big Things Britain Cycling Games Gigs Globally Olympic Olympic Games Pretty Rowing Swimming Things Two

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I find that the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.

~Clark Kerr

Topics: Administrative Alumni Athletics Campus Faculty Find Major Parking Problems Sex Students Three

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In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Always Athletics Been Best Built Heart Hearts Motivation Think Would I Think

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I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: After Any Athletics Best Career Championships Competing Day Eight Ended Ever Find Get Hours Keep Long Long Time Major More New Over Perspective Projects Regret Six Spent Things Time Took Training Wanted While Years

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There's discussion in athletics about how sport - where they say 'SportsCenter' has ruined the fundamentals of basketball because it's - it only applauds dunks and three point shots and blocks, and I think, you know, the cable news has done the same thing for politics.

~Dan Pfeiffer

Topics: About Athletics Basketball Because Blocks Cable Discussion Done Fundamentals How Know News Only Point Politics Ruined Same Same Thing Say Shots Sport They Say Thing Think Three Where You I Think

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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.

~Derek Jeter

Topics: Also Around Athletics Different Different People Gets Gives Healthy Important Keeps Lot Meet Opportunity People Running Up Us Very Which You

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I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.

~Dominique Dawes

Topics: Athlete Athletics Believe Like Love Once Still Things Used Young I Love I Can

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