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I had some great times doing competitions, but I have always been more into making movies because making movies is more about art and expressing yourself in a creative way.

~Candide Thovex

Topics: About Always Art Because Been Competitions Creative Doing Expressing Great Had Making Making Movies More Movies Some Times Way Yourself

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I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: Am Athletics Competing Competitions Firm Impediment Me View I Am

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The competitions between fiction and nonfiction, short and long, electronic and paper, are not battles in which there can be only one victor. After all, we exist in a world where more kinds of writing than ever are greeted with interest and enthusiasm.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: After Battles Between Competitions Electronic Enthusiasm Ever Exist Fiction Interest Kinds Long More Nonfiction Only Paper Short Than Victor Where Which World Writing

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I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in competitions. I only really went because my friends were going as well. It wasn't this kind of hidden love. Then, slowly, my friends stopped going and I thought, 'I like this. I am going to stay.'

~Darcey Bussell

Topics: Am Ballet Because Competitions Dance Essential Friends Going Gymnastics Help Hidden Kind Like Love Loved Only Really Routines Said Slowly Stay Stopped Teacher Then Thought Well Were I Am

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Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun competition, we can attract all sorts of kids that might not see the kind of activity we do as accessible or rewarding.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Accessible Activity Attract Competition Competitions Engineering Format Frankly Fun Healthy Kids Kind Might Obsess Over Put Rewarding Science See Seem Sort Technology

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My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and maybe that's the reason I chose drama - to build a bit of self-confidence. I had a great teacher, and I won a few speech and drama competitions and just fell in love with it.

~Deborah Mailman

Topics: Bit Build Chose Competitions Drama Fell Few Friends Great Great Teacher Had Insecurities Just Lot Love Maybe Outgoing Reason School School Friends Self-Confidence Speech Teacher Thought Won

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That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.

~Dick Button

Topics: Competitions Form Giving Good Great Makes Performance Really Skaters Skating Superb Top Two You

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When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.

~Dolph Lundgren

Topics: About Arts Beat Competitions Dad Like Losing Lot Martial Martial Arts Me Myself Pressure Put Really Successful Teenager Things Up Used

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There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Competition Competitions Ever First Olympics Peggy Remember Seeing Skating Television Were Won

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I don't believe that competitions are important.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Believe Competitions Important

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