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My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to let them down. ↗

— Jerry Rice

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People would look at me weird. You know, like, 'Why is this guy's hands always in his pockets?' But I was embarrassed by the size of my hands. ↗

— Jerry Rice

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The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game. ↗

— Jerry Rice

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I tell people retirement isn't what you think. You are going to sit around and waste your life, you can only golf so much. To stay young, you have to stay in the mix. ↗

— Ron Rice

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If there's such a thing as somebody having nine lives, I guess I'm somewhat in that category. ↗

— Ron Rice

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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone. ↗

— Socrates

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And I guess the thing that I really sort of rely on in me is that I love racing and I love competing and so I know that you know when the time comes and the pressure's on and I have to swim well, I'm sort of able to pull it out and sort of get the best out of myself. ↗

— Stephanie Rice

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I sort of set myself really high standards which is good and bad. If I know that I've done all I can to prepare, that's when I race the best and in '09 I was going through a lot of emotional ups and downs and I was never as fit as I would have liked to have been. So I never felt comfortable. ↗

— Stephanie Rice

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I think for most people it's hard to understand what it is about swimming - I mean it's such a solo endeavour. ↗

— Stephanie Rice

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You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can. ↗

— Stephanie Rice

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