- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time Quotes
Quotes marking moments across time.
This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
My strokes are safer when I hit full power. They are unsafe when I hold back; it's more that I force myself to go full power all the time.
- First Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wanted to be a professional player, but when I started playing well in Challengers and, for the first time, I did well at ATP tournaments, I saw that these guys are also beatable.
- Every Single Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole point of this game is that everything flows together in one simple movement... it should just flow and be fluid. And that's what I want to bring to the table every single time I fight. And I enjoy making it look, you know, like an art.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a long time, I felt like my identity was to fight. My identity was to be a world champion. That almost defined me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the first time I said it out loud in front of somebody other than my parents.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got to play with incredible musicians, but it happened really fast. I couldn't believe it was all happening, and so by the time I was, like 18, 19, I sort of took a break and was just like, 'I'm not ready for this.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always put out EPs because I had a kid and never had the time to tour and do what it takes to support a record.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a full-time musician back before I had my son, it was sort of too much 'me' all the time. I felt like a bit of a narcissist, always doing just my art - even though I feel like artists are doing a service as well. I needed something a little more literal, instead of writing music and hoping people enjoyed it.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Listeners can expect to feel very relaxed during the listening experience of 'Beyond Waves.' The songs are very lyrical and extremely intimate, so I feel like you're going to need to be in a quiet room when you hear them, at least the first time.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the longest time, I was in random cold matches for 30 minutes and tore the house down for no reason, and everyone complained, 'Why isn't he in some kind of a story?'
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Cleveland, the first time I went to a WWE event, Cleveland didn't even have an arena. The Cavaliers were playing at the Richfield Coliseum. I would go out there.
- Longest
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the longest time, Cena would be, and still is, filibustered by half the WWE universe.
- Brand New
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first time actually appearing in a match at SummerSlam was 2010, and I was wrestling against Rey Mysterio in the opening match of the show. I was pretty brand new as Dolph Ziggler, and obviously Rey Mysterio was a well known superstar.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020