Michelle Kwan Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s. I had the opportunity to go to two Olympic Games – almost three after being the alternate in 1994 and then in 2006 being injured. – Michelle Kwan Alternate Quotes Career Quotes Careers Quotes Feel Quotes Fortunate Quotes Games Quotes Injured Quotes Olympic Quotes Opportunity Quotes Skaters Quotes The Women’s Sports Foundation has empowered so many young girls and women across the U.S. I benefitted from WSF with a travel and training grant when I was 12 years old. It really helped my family financially. I tell aspiring young skaters to dream big, work hard, have fun, and follow their passion. It’s simple to say never give up, but learn from your mistakes to keep growing.
Iker Casillas Obviously, once you’ve won a World Cup, your mentality and responsibilities change. I’m not saying we now feel superior every time we play. But we do believe that, with our way of playing, we can achieve great things. We absolutely want to win it, as doing so would mean this generation has won every title possible. – Iker Casillas
Byron NelsonGreat Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure. – Byron Nelson
Ian Anderson I don’t think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and say, ‘Oh, what a clever boy I am!’ I think that, like most artists, we were put on the planet to suffer just a little. And we do. – Ian Anderson
David Eddings When they ran out of cadre men they gave me my very own platoon and said, ‘Here are 63 men, try to keep as many of them alive as you possibly can.’ That was one of the more harrowing experiences of my life. – David Eddings
Sanaa Lathan My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn’t even think about becoming an actress. – Sanaa Lathan
Norman Schwarzkopf Fish are a renewable resource, and one of the problems we’ve had is people feel obliged to catch the limit, then throw ’em in the garbage can. – Norman Schwarzkopf
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