Mary Decker Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I was born to be a runner. I simply love to run. It's almost like the faster I go, the easier it becomes.”
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“I can jog, but I can't run. That's hard for me. I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me there's a huge difference between jogging and running.”
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“I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them.”
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“I can't complain about my life. I have a really nice life. I have a great family and I live in a gorgeous part of the country.”
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“I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I would have liked to have added to my resume, but at the same time I think I can look back at my athletic career and feel that I was one of the best.”
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“I think I've been good, but I want to be better. I think women reach their peak in their mid-thirties.”
-- Mary Decker
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Source : "The Trouble Makers: Dissent over Foreign Policy, 1792-1939". Book by A. J. P. Taylor, "The Radical Tradition: Fox, Paine, and Cobbett", p. 14, 1957.
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Source : Source: www.etonline.com
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