- I Was Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 16, coming up through now at 24, it was so much I thought I had to change about myself. Especially after I won the Olympics.
- Gold
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, I already felt that I was going to win the gold medal, but with school being so hard I was kind of second-guessing myself. So, when I actually was told that I was going to be able to walk across the stage and be done with high school, it was such a relief.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, I saw so many kids from my school end up in jail or unemployed, and gangs would hang out and cause trouble in my neighborhood. I had to learn how to protect myself, because it didn't feel like anyone else was protecting me.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
From my first fight, I loved being in the ring. I tune everything out - the lights, the smells, the noise - so I'm in this zone where I'm performing only for myself.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writers don't make good spouses. When I am writing, I'm not a good wife. I shut myself away, and all my emotions are directed towards what I'm trying to write.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's OK to feel pain and experience it. I'm not trying to fix myself. My suffering has given me so much.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have this thing I say to myself that 'tomorrow can be better.' And I remember that period in my life where I never felt like tomorrow could be better. It was always dread for the next day.
- Exert
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- Nov 07, 2020