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I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year. ↗

— Roger Federer

#am #because #champion #coming #confidence

When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too. ↗

— Roger Federer

#changed #done #event #good #good things

I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years. ↗

— David Chalmers

#been #cognitive #consciousness #had #i

Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved. ↗

— Michael Chang

#come #get #involved #made #me

I would love to do well one last time in Melbourne and my dream would be to win Wimbledon and play in the London Olympics. ↗

— Kim Clijsters

#i #last #last time #london #love

As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting. ↗

— Doug Collins

#basketball #bills #broadcasting #care #coaching

There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55. ↗

— Robert Cormier

#book #every #handled #however #important

You know, you've got serious pieces, you've got light pieces, you've got cooking segments, you've got health-related topics, so it's not as if they've had a unique personality from the get-go. ↗

— Katie Couric

#get-go #got #had #know #light

I'm not allowed to celebrate as normal eighteen year olds probably would but I'm going to save it for after the Olympics! ↗

— Tom Daley

#allowed #celebrate #eighteen #going #i

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#event #just #midst #more #much