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I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something.
Dick Butkus
You
Game
Hurt
Important
Unless
Out
Something
Deliberately
League
Like
Know
Go
Anybody
Mean
Ever
The bottom line is that sometimes the little things I do on the pitch provoke exaggerated reactions.
Diego Costa
Little Things
Sometimes
Exaggerated
Bottom
Bottom Line
Reactions
Line
Provoke
Pitch
Little
Things
Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.
Diego Forlan
You
Win
Sometimes
Big
Last-Minute
Everyone
Minute
About
Never
Never Expect
Talks
Expect
Against
Teams
Last
Chance
To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.
Diego Maradona
Me
Man
World
Run
See
Makes
Ball
After
Happiest
Happiest Man
At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It's difficult to explain.
Diego Maradona
Country
Club
Stars
Difficult
Some
Explain
England
Moment
Who
Teams
Players
I'm not desperate but I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.
Diego Maradona
Day
Desperate
Some
Know
Again
Coach
Team
I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.
Diego Maradona
Fight
Goals
Mistakes
Big
Enough
Everybody
Take
Makes
Am
Big Enough
Shoulders
Who
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.
Dirk Nowitzki
Nothing
More
Always
Wanted
Less
Player
Basketball
Basketball Player
Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.
Dizzy Dean
Work
You
Work Hard
Practice
Everything
Give
Hard
The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.
Dizzy Dean
Doctors
Nothing
Head
Found
Medical
You don't have to get ready if you stay ready, alright? I'm always in the gym, always training, all the time.
Donald Cerrone
Time
You
Training
Stay
Gym
Alright
Ready
Always
Get
When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader.
Donovan Bailey
Responsibility
Leader
Teammates
Ran
Relay
Anchor
Unofficial
Gilbert
Atlanta
Guys
Robert
Motivate
Leg
Canadian
Gold
Gold Medal
Captain
Medal
Olympics
I knew police officers have a very difficult job. They have to make split second decisions that will impact not only the communities they serve but their families, their own personal lives.
Doug Baldwin
Police
Will
Job
Own
Difficult
Impact
Only
Split
Knew
Police Officers
Make
Very
Families
Officers
Personal
Personal Lives
Decisions
Communities
Lives
Serve
Second
Difficult Job
I'm not the fastest, the strongest, the most athletic, the tallest. But in order for me to be good at what I do, I have to focus on my craft so much that it alleviates those other things. I can't have personal relationships like other people do. I can't spend time on that.
Doug Baldwin
Time
Good
Me
People
Focus
Other
Relationships
Spend
Those
Athletic
Strongest
Like
Most
Tallest
Personal
Craft
Order
Personal Relationships
Much
Things
Fastest
Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.
Doug Collins
Time
Sports
Win
Other
More
Detroit
Points
Almost
Always
Scores
Than
Any
Holds
Team
Below
I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either block, the way he runs the floor, and the way he can shoot the mid-range jump shot.
Doug Collins
Today
Man
Post
Big
Think
Way
Runs
Ability
He
Most
Block
His
Jump
Shoot
Either
Paul
Shot
Skilled
NBA
Floor
My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents around grow up to be much better people.
Doug Flutie
Great
People
Better
Wife
Pressure
Parents
Daughter
Think
Peer
Peer Pressure
Kid
Kids
Fold
Strong-Willed
More
More People
Both
Drink
Over
She
Smoke
Around
How
Been
Years
Affectionate
Up
Very
Much
Who
Exposed
Grow
Grow Up
Her
Plays
It has been an interesting road, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world, because I feel like all of those instances in my life I felt molded me and strengthened me and made me who I am.
Drew Brees
Life
Me
World
Made
My Life
Those
Has-Been
Road
Feel
Like
Because
Felt
Trade
Am
Been
Any
Interesting
Molded
Who
Strengthened
There's not anything, I don't think, that I can do or accomplish.
Drew Brees
Think
Accomplish
Anything
I hope our hopes and aspirations are bigger than setting records.
Drew Brees
Hope
Setting
Our
Hopes
Records
Than
Bigger
Aspirations
You can accomplish anything in life if you are willing to work for it.
Drew Brees
Life
Work
You
Willing
Accomplish
Anything
Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one.
Duke Kahanamoku
Time
Other
Wave
Guys
Take
Catch
Another
Go
Just
Your
Golf is a weird sport. Some days you got it. Some days you don't.
Dustin Johnson
You
Some
Weird
Days
Sport
Got
Golf
It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody and they're willing to pick up and take the call because they're a fan, you have to take advantage of that and have a chance to capitalize on your ideas.
Dwyane Wade
You
Opportunities
Somebody
Take Advantage
Willing
About
Take
Pick
Taking
Advantage
Taking Advantage
Ideas
Call
Because
Up
Where
Fan
Capitalize
Your
Now
Right
Chance
Position
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
Earl Monroe
Game
One Thing
Another
Thing
Image
Basketball
No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.
Eddie the Eagle
You
People
Matter
Say
People Say
Something
Inspiration
Wrong
How
How Many People
Prove
Them
Use
Many
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