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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, one of the great tragedies is the conclusion studios have drawn about traditional animation. I believe that 2D animation could be just as vital as it ever was. I think the problem has been with the stories.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
They tried to put me at tight end once, but I would end up just blocking people when they were actually trying to throw the ball to me. I was probably in middle school. It just didn't stick. Except on running plays.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found ways to maintain my performance through working with professionals and doing things that other people weren't doing. Later in my career, I had a great physical therapist who kept me out on the track. We were doing innovative things like ice baths back in the early '80s when everyone else thought it was crazy.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1974 or 1975, if someone had told me I was going to be an Olympic champion, I would not have believed it. Even in 1976, I'd not have believed it.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to have tears in my eyes on the way to practice because I was so focused. For me, track and field was serious business. I didn't have any friends. I was very isolated and very focused.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody can walk on a track and beat me unless they have an extraordinary day and I have a bad day, which I keep from happening.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn't have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over.
- Nov 07, 2020
Now, you can't tell me, we have the only God in the whole world. You can't tell me that nobody else has God.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For him to have understood me would have meant reorganizing his thinking... giving up his intellectual ballast, and few people are willing to risk such a radical move.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020