- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's an honour to be a world champion, and it can never be taken away from you.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
You learn a lot from your first Olympic Games experience. Everyone thinks they're prepared, but you never are.
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were times when I was down and frustrated being in a male-dominated sport: you don't get the support. It affected me. Layne Beachley helped me beat that. That was the difference for me and helped get me through.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
A female professional athlete has to have the whole package, as opposed to a guy who can just be good at sport. You have to have a job or go to uni or do three sports instead of one, you have to be a standout.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never hold back. If I turn up to the track and feel cautious or not committed, I turn around and go home. If you don't have that full commitment when you're pedaling into a 40-foot jump, there's not much room for error, and you'll come off worse.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times, and if you do it, you'll win. Or if you're a swimmer, if you swim a certain time, you will win. In BMX, there are no guarantees.
- Eating
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before you open the lunch menu or order that cheeseburger or consider eating the cake with the frosting intact, haul out the psychic calculator and start tinkering with the budget.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't take my batteries out; I'm always on the go.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I truly believe that it's all of the hard times that make you step up to the next level, and that's what makes you a champion.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.
- Choose
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- Nov 07, 2020