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O.J. Simpson existed in a bubble. So when Harry Edwards approached him about being involved in the Olympic Project for Human Rights, O.J.’s response was, famously, I’m not black – I’m O.J. O.J. had ambitions to be famous, rich and liked by everyone, and I think he understood that being political and militant as a … Read more
I’m sure many people who discover they are destined to be athletes before they know what kind, go through a period of revelation… when they realise instinctively that this is their game… I think I realised that those first couple of summers in Barellan when the War Memorial Tennis Club became my playground. Evonne Goolagong … Read more
Now, I talk to athletes who answer questions with a ‘yeah’. I realize I used to do that. Or they answer very quickly and you stand there trying to come up with another question to ask. I’ve seen both sides and it’s been very educational. Evelyn Ashford
If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter. Eve Arden
The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go … Read more
It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. Evander Holyfield
America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week. Evan Esar
I think that a huge positive that’s come out of me having successful competitions as an athlete has been that, through the years it’s become less and less about personal victory and more about strengthening a platform for me to have a voice in the world and I could really talk about anything I wanted … Read more
I don’t know if anything can really prepare you for ‘Survivor,’ but since I grew up as an athlete, the physical aspect came to me more easily. Ethan Zohn
The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. Esther Williams