"To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. To some - especially those from regions involved in conflict - peacekeeping and efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future." -Kim Yuna "I don't think there's an end to this self-acceptance path. It's a bunch of hills that go up and down. We're always going to have good and bad days." -Erica Schenk "You tell me that my spine was severed and I would tell you that it is not. I was not supposed to make the Olympic team, but I did. I was supposed to win a bronze medal, but I walked away with six gold medals. Don't tell me what to do." -Amy Van Dyken "Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever." -Nancy Lopez Happy International Women's Day!!
"Right now, I'm so used to it it's like a 20-minute drive to me. People think I'm nuts. Drive four hours, play, turn around, come back. My personality is pretty go-go-go. I find a way to make it work." -Meghan Duggan "I think we've broken a lot of barriers and kind of shattered our "glass ceiling" that was there for women. There are so many great fighters and we've proved a lot of people wrong. A lot of the times our fights are the best fights on the card." -Miesha Tate "I always pray when I wake up. On the bus ride to the meet I read an inspirational poem that my Dad made for me when I first started swimming, and I've had it ever since. I played music before I swam, and then when I got behind the block, I prayed again." -Dominique Crable "I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it." -Kristi Yamaguchi "I was the newcomer and nobody wanted anything to do with me. They were talking trash, saying I was an embarrassment to the USA because I was so huge. It was miserable and I felt like, if people in weightlifting were going to be like this, I wanted to quit. But then again, I was already used to people telling me I couldn't do something and then I'd go and do it. That's what gave me the attitude of not caring what people thought anymore." -Holley Mangold "My place in the 4x100 relay at the Olympics is not assured yet, but it would be a privilege, an honor and a great achievement for a Paralympic athlete to compete in conventional competitions." -Omara Durand |
AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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