#wi

LT was just a wilder person. I don't go that route no more. ↗

— Lawrence Taylor

#i #just #lt #more #person

It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery. ↗

— Lili Taylor

#never #plastic #plastic surgery #say #surgery

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons. ↗

— Major Taylor

#athlete #champions #clean #live #lives

I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life. ↗

— Major Taylor

#confront #deep #deep feeling #every #express

These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained. ↗

— Major Taylor

#attained #carried #could #courage #enough

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show. ↗

— Major Taylor

#cardinal #characters #clean #clean living #greatest

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins. ↗

— Major Taylor

#bow #champion #day #each #even

I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering. ↗

— Major Taylor

#after #also #always #best #confidence

I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves. ↗

— Major Taylor

#carry #courage #dreadful #fortitude #i

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends. ↗

— Major Taylor

#among #beset #class #closest #closest friends