#inning

My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me. ↗

— Chris Evert

#beginning #cinderella #first #i #i think

Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate - my ultimate goal is winning championships and - and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship. ↗

— LeBron James

#championships #down #goal #going #greats

I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

#beginning #blind #comes #completely #eye

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed? ↗

— Bruce Jenner

#decathlon #dedicate #doing #every #every second

And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote. ↗

— Hamilton Jordan

#got #like #not talking #percent #practicality

I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career. ↗

— William Joyce

#called #career #consultation #did #fact

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#broken #games #going #hope #i

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#american #away #being #best #body

A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#die #first #sign #understanding #wish

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#die #first #signs #understanding #wish