Bob Beamon Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television and the print media.”
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“In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team. He gave me something to shoot for.”
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“I was lucky. My grandmother stepped up for me and said she would take responsibility for me and a compassionate juvenile judge took a chance and gave me one. They were getting ready to send me away to do real time, but they sent me instead to a juvenile alternative day school. And I guess that was the beginning of my turnaround.”
-- Bob Beamon -
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“If my dreams can happen to me, your dreams can happen to you. Champions are not made on the track or field; champions are made by the things you accomplish and the way you use your abilities in everyday life situations.”
-- Bob Beamon
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