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I am only about winning and getting better.


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Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.



The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win.

The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win.



I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.

I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.



I don't even have my own computer.

I don't even have my own computer.



Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.



If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.

If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.



I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.



Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.



Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.



Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.

Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.





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Feelings come and go, and when they come a good use can be made of them, but they cannot be our regular spiritual diet.

Feelings come and go, and when they come a good use can be made of them, but they cannot be our regular spiritual diet.



I am proud to say to you that, I am a scientist and I accept all religions to be biologically true and equal. My pursuit of understanding the human mind has taught me universal tolerance.

I am proud to say to you that, I am a scientist and I accept all religions to be biologically true and equal. My pursuit of understanding the human mind has taught me universal tolerance.



Some people are quick to challenge others but refuse to look in the mirror and challenge themselves.

Some people are quick to challenge others but refuse to look in the mirror and challenge themselves.



In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.

In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.



I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.



There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.

There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.



He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]



With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.

With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.



If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.



Today it is infinitely easier to kill one million people than to control one million people.

Today it is infinitely easier to kill one million people than to control one million people.




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