Peter Snell quotes
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“As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.”
-- Peter Snell -
“Running became boring because it's so predictable. I got to a point where I knew what my competition could do.”
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“I think I've seen the fastest miler ever. His name is Morceli.”
-- Peter Snell -
“Running cleared the day's cobwebs from my mind and focused my thinking, and gave me time and space to sort out anything that was bothering me, or to detach and think of nothing at all. When it's pouring rain and you're bowling along through the wet, there's satisfaction in knowing you're out there and the others aren't.”
-- Peter Snell -
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“What teenagers want most of all are social rewards, especially the respect of their peers.”
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“Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.”
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“Winning Democracy for the Negro is winning the war for Democracy”
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“We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.”
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Source : Source: www.independentphilly.com
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