Preparation Quotes - Page 21

• When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can control is your off-ice preparation.

  Angela Ruggiero

  Ice, Looks, Done

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• The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same person before, during and after the race, so the result, however important, will not define you. The journey is what matters.

  Chrissie Wellington

  Motivational, Journey, What Matters

  Chrissie Wellington (2012). “A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey”, p.120, Hachette UK

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• When I stand on stage, I get nervous, and because unexpected situations can occur, we need even more preparation. I must have confidence on top of that as well. The reason why I chose drama/theatre as my major is to act after learning all the theory first. You only live once, and I can only live as myself. I think I could learn a lot of things if I can live as others through acting.

  Seohyun

  Drama, Thinking, Theatre

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• We cannot bank our hopes on possibilities. We must put our trust in ourselves, in our capabilities and efforts and strength and preparations not only for our success but even to avoid our own defeat.

  Aung San

  Effort, Defeat, Possibility

  Presidential address to the AFPFL Supreme Council Session, August, 1946.

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• I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way.

  Suzanne Farrell

  Sister, Thinking, Two

  "Ballerina of the Century". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. December 16, 1990.

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• If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

  Alicia Machado

  Successful, Want, Talent

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• I herewith commission you to carry out all preparations with regard to... a total solution of the Jewish question in those territories of Europe which are under German influence.

  Hermann Goring

  Idaho, Europe, Goering

  Instructions to Reinhard Heydrich, 31 July 1941. Drafted by Adolf Eichmann.

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• There is the danger of over preparation, of loss of spontaneity; over rehearsal is the most terrible thing you can imagine. We do have a very close association between costume and set designer, though. And the cameraman is very important, of course.

  Terence Fisher

  Loss, Important, Rehearsal

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• Step by step we see democracy being uprooted like an unwanted weed and the preparation for fascism, for a police state in America. The Congress is largely complicit. The media is supportive. The public is apathetic. By the time apathy is reversed, there may be little opportunity to restore what was lost without massive effort and pain.

  Stan Moore

  Weed, Pain, Opportunity

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• The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to synthesize ideas.

  Boris Spassky

  Ideas, Age, Different

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• I have to move on now as there is no point to dwell on the past. I have a few days to refocus and get ready for the 200 meters on Friday. After this I have the 4×100-meter and a few other races before the end of the season.

  Usain Bolt

  Sports, Friday, Moving

  "Cuban Robles stripped of gold as more drama grips Daegu" by Ossian Shine, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 29, 2011.

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• We are very focused this time and our preparation has been better. We maybe made one or two mistakes last time, but not this time.

  Alex Ferguson

  Sports, Mistake, Two

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• I would love to play cricket today, with all - I am not just talking of money - the opportunity you get, the practice facilities, the amount of time you are able to put into preparation.

  Glenn Turner

  Sports, Opportunity, Play

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• I've probably given myself enough time to prepare for this meet and we're all different athletes so I can't take their results as what's going to be inevitable for me.

  Libby Trickett

  Sports, Athlete, Training

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

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• A key factor is to do training that is fun.

  Bill Toomey

  Sports, Fun, Keys

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• I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.

  Ian Thorpe

  Sports, Thinking, People

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

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• I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

  Ian Thorpe

  Sports, Thinking, Training

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

  Major Taylor

  Confidence, Sports, Champion

  Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

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• Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.

  Keeth Smart

  Sports, Athletic, Competition

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• Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.

  Frank Shorter

  Sports, Running, Winning

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• The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing.

  Frank Shorter

  Sports, Perseverance, Mean

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• The only thing that helps you win the game is preparation and getting your mind ready to go to battle. That's what you've got to do.

  Mark Richt

  Sports, Winning, Games

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• I actually felt calmer and more serene when we got up to the tower that I think I ever have. We had literally done everything we could to prepare.

  Roseline Filion

  Thinking, Training, Towers

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• You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

  Bear Bryant

  Sports, Winning, Dedication

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• We have to be mentally prepared for every team we play. If we play a team who has a big name on their chests, then we are going to come out ready. But if we play a team who doesn't have a big name or a star player, we have a hard time coming out ready.

  Rajon Rondo

  Basketball, Stars, Team

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