- Modesty
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.
- Clean Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves.
- Fair Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
- Cite
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results.
- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020