Matt Biondi quotes

Matt Biondi quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
-- Matt Biondi

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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“Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about Winning and losing.”
-- Matt Biondi

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“I wish I was a better athlete. That would have been a little cooler, being a great boxer and walking into a room and going: "I can knock everybody out!" That's a good feeling.”
“Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too.”
“Life is just the same as learning to swim. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!”
“While no road is ever straight, dedication and persistence will always lead you to your dreams.”
“I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.”
“No great achievement is possible without persistent work.”
“The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.”
“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness”
“It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.”
“We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.”

Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.

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