#athletes

Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance. ↗

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Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together. ↗

— Venus Williams

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It was so much fun being in the Olympic Village and meeting all the athletes. ↗

— Jordyn Wieber

#being #fun #meeting #much #olympic

A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star. ↗

— Richard D. Zanuck

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We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen. ↗

— Shannon Miller

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I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#be happy #decent #earn #education #effort

I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes. ↗

— Richard Krajicek

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For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

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I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

#after #athletes #best #found #i

Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that. ↗