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Edwin Moses

Edwin Moses

American Athlete

Born: Aug 31, 1955

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Some days you really don't feel like racing and you have a great performance, some days you feel great and you have a mediocre performance. Edwin Moses

Great You Some Feel Performance Days Like Racing Really Mediocre

When I first started running there were no computers. There was no such thing as a laptop. Edwin Moses

First Running Computers Were Laptop Thing Started

I don't think I was a perfect hurdler, but I guess I did win all the time. Edwin Moses

Time Win Think Guess Perfect Did

I think I was in the most historical and golden era of track and field. Edwin Moses

Field Think Most Track Track And Field Era Historical Golden

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together. Edwin Moses

Together People World Opportunity Digital Digital World Sport Provides Bring

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition. Edwin Moses

Me Competition Harold Beat Major Smith Loafing Competitors

Stretching was a major part of my preparation. Edwin Moses

Preparation Stretching Part Major Major Part

I was always more of an academic than a jock. Edwin Moses

Jock More Academic Always Than

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. Edwin Moses

Sports Athlete Lean Tall Always Mean Large

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there. Edwin Moses

College Field Track Track And Field

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete. Edwin Moses

Class World Parents World-Class Athlete Both Supported Becoming

I always got my work done before playing. Edwin Moses

Work Before Always Got Done Playing

I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school. Edwin Moses

School Athletics Scholarship Major Get

I always saw hurdles as a form of art, because it's very individual. One technique that may produce a world record for one guy could be useless for another guy. Edwin Moses

Art World Hurdles Saw Record Guy Could Individual Another Because Always Very May Form Produce Useless Technique World Record

I found ways to maintain my performance through working with professionals and doing things that other people weren't doing. Later in my career, I had a great physical therapist who kept me out on the track. We were doing innovative things like ice baths back in the early '80s when everyone else thought it was crazy. Edwin Moses

Great Me Crazy People Thought Other Else Back Everyone Innovative Everyone Else Baths Later Ways Out Physical Through Had Maintain Performance Like Track Doing Were Ice Working Therapist Who Found Professionals Things Early Career Kept

I was always the guy kids came to for help. Edwin Moses

Kids Guy Always Came Help

I stand with all the athletes who believe in doing things right. The ones who win and the ones who lose while knowing they have been cheated out of their positions. There are thousands if not tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of those kinds of athletes out there. We have to remember them. Edwin Moses

Win Remember Lose Believe Positions Hundreds Hundreds Of Thousands Those Out Thousands Athletes Kinds Tens Tens Of Thousands Cheated Knowing Doing Been While Them Stand Who Right Things

I used to have tears in my eyes on the way to practice because I was so focused. For me, track and field was serious business. I didn't have any friends. I was very isolated and very focused. Edwin Moses

Me Business Eyes Tears Practice Field Way Focused Track Track And Field Because Isolated Friends Very Any Used Serious

Chicago is a fantastic city, and I can easily see the Olympics setting themselves right here in Chicago. Edwin Moses

Setting Easily City See Chicago Fantastic Themselves Right Here Olympics

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