Medal Quotes - Page 19

• To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

  Sebastian Coe

  Believe, Bronze Medal, Somewhere Else

  Sebastian Coe, Nicholas Mason (1988). “The Olympians: A Quest for Gold: Triumphs, Heroes & Legends”

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• On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.

  Brennan Manning

  Christian, Religious, Jesus

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• When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Winning, Gold, Transition

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• When, during the Second World War, the island of Malta came through three terrible years of bombardment and destruction, it was rightly awarded the George Medal for bravery: today Israel should be awarded a similar decoration for defending democracy, tolerance and Western values against a murderous onslaught that has lasted twenty times as long.

  Andrew Roberts

  War, Islands, Israel

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• Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.

  Misty May-Treanor

  Sacrifice, Winning, Years

  Misty May-Treanor (2010). “Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life”, p.284, Simon and Schuster

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• It has been a long road. From a mountain coolie, a bearer of loads, to a wearer of a coat with rows of medals who is carried about in planes and worries about income tax.

  Tenzing Norgay

  Long, Worry, Mountain

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Good is something you do, not something you talk about. Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket.

  Gino Bartali

  Sports, Achievement, Soul

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• I came back to Louisville after the Olympics with my shiny gold medal. Went into a luncheonette where black folks couldn't eat. Thought I'd put them on the spot. I sat down and asked for a meal. The Olympic champion wearing his gold medal. They said, "We don't serve niggers here." I said, "That's okay, I don't eat 'em." But they put me out in the street. So I went down to the river, the Ohio River, and threw my gold medal in it.

  Muhammad Ali

  Rivers, Ohio, Black History

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Sep 20, 2012

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• People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress - in uniforms and medals, or in computers and clipboards, or in absoluteness, severity, greed, and cynicism. But the peacemaker is dressed in righteousness, justice, and faithfulness - dressed for the work that is to be done.

  Walter Brueggemann

  Love, Faith, Peace

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• As badly as I want a medal, I know there is a lot of luck involved in that. I want to put myself in position to be in the top three, give it my all and hope luck comes my way.

  Kara Goucher

  Giving, Luck, Three

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• I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

  Lolo Jones

  Winning, Gold, Done

  Twitter post from Jul 22, 2012

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• Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden.

  Joe Frazier

  Garden, Long, Champion

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• The [IBJJF] medal has zero value. It means as much as this tablecloth right here, but people still kill themselves to try to get those medals.

  Ryron Gracie

  Zero, Mean, People

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• God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Motivational, Sad, God

  Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

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• When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised their hands. When he asked how many of them had that list with them right that moment, only one person raised their hand. That person was Dan O'Brien. And it was Dan O'Brien who went on to win the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Don't underestimate the power of setting goals and constantly reviewing them.

  Jack Canfield

  Winning, Atlanta, Hands

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• There is the potential for dreams to come true, for records to be broken, and medals to be won, and at this time everyone believes that they individually have the potential to make their dream a reality.

  Elana Meyers

  Dream, Believe, Reality

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• It's important to know that at the end of the day it's not the medals you remember. What you remember is the process -- what you learn about yourself by challenging yourself, the experiences you share with other people, the honesty the training demands -- those are things nobody can take away from you whether you finish twelfth or you're an Olympic Champion.

  Silken Laumann

  Softball, Sports, Running

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  The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.

  Florence Griffith Joyner

  Motivational, Athlete, Positivity

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• Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

  Peggy Fleming

  Leadership, Sports, Running

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

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