Medal Quotes - Page 11

• Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal.

  Emil Zatopek

  Heaven, Inspire, Gold

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• I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'.

  Sheila E.

  Running, Winning, Years

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• There's mornings where I have to clear my mind and think, "OK, why am I doing this? Why am I putting myself through this kind of training every day?" I can literally see myself standing on top of a medal podium winning a gold medal next to my teammates, something I've never accomplished. It reminds me: That's why I do what I do. That's why I love it. Let's get in the gym and have a good workout.

  Jonathan Horton

  Workout, Morning, Winning

  Interview with Jeremy Berger, www.askmen.com.

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• Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.

  Joseph Heller

  Men, Mad

  Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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• Skating isn't about the medals or the results. I love what I do. It's much more fun to win, but you cannot every time.

  Carolina Kostner

  Fun, Winning, Skating

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• President Obama awarded a National Medal of Arts to author Stephen King. You know, because if there's anyone who can relate to the story of a guy trapped in a mansion that's driving him insane, it's Obama.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Art, Kings, Guy

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• When I see a short schedule, my question to the director is, are you really comfortable with this, or are you doing it to be a good boy? At the end, you only win the medal if the film is good, you don't win a medal if the movie is on time.

  Guillermo del Toro

  Winning, Boys, Directors

  Source: deadline.com

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• Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear.

  Michael Johnson

  Cocky, Shoes, Gold

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• I don't know where my medals are.

  Eric Cantona

  Knows

  "Attack on fan was a 'dream' for supporters, admits Eric Cantona" by Gregg Roughley, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2011.

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• It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.

  Dan O'Brien

  Morning, Mean, Gold

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• It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

  Dan O'Brien

  Motivational, Athlete, Men

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• I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.

  Shawn Johnson

  Winning, Games, Stills

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• Army Specialist Bradley Manning deserves a medal, not prison.

  Michael Moore

  Army, Prison, Bradley Manning

  "An Open Letter to President Obama" by Michael Moore, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 19, 2012.

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• It is a wonderful honor to receive the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society, which for more than a century has fought tirelessly to protect and preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations.

  Louis Bacon

  Honor, Generations, Wonderful

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• No matter what, like, I couldn't - I could break a world record, get an Olympic gold medal, and my mom would be, like, you could have done better. But you looked pretty. That's what she says all the time.

  Ryan Lochte

  Mom, Gold, Would Be

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• When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

  Carl Lewis

  Years, Gold, Events

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• Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

  Sugar Ray Leonard

  Sports, Winning, Careers

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

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• Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Jobs, Winning, Bronze Medal

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• If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

  Louis C. K.

  Father, Kids, Ifs

  Interview with Jessica Grose, www.slate.com. June 17, 2011.

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• I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.

  Paul Gascoigne

  Player, Years, Two

  "I'm Gazza - and I am an alcoholic". Interview with Ian Ridley, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2001.

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• I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.

  Allyson Felix

  Sports, Winning, Looks

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• I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

  Michael Phelps

  Heart, Eight, Decision

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• I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.

  Gail Devers

  Country, Disappointment, Blessed

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• I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.'

  Jesse Ventura

  War, Book, Teaching

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• In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.

  Simon Sinek

  Military, Sacrifice, People

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