Rafer Johnson quotes
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“So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do, except that the Hershey program lets them do it on such a larger scale, with the regional and national competitions.”
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“What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.”
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“Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon.”
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“From the very start in 1969, I wanted to be a part of helping our Special Olympics athletes succeed. I wanted to be on Eunice Shirver's team as another set of eyes, another set of hands and a heart working to be there for them, finding a way to help them be the best they can be.”
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“I don't care if I never see Texas again.”
-- Rafer JohnsonSource : Rafer Johnson (1998). “The Best that I Can be: An Autobiography”, Doubleday Books
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