1972 Olympics Quotes

#1. I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

Leander Paes

#2. I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities.

Mark Spitz

#3. When you are bored of the plains, the secret passages to the mountains suddenly appear out of nowhere before you!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#4. (American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational)
I swam my brains out.

Mark Spitz

#5. Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.

Jose Marti

#6. That's the most amazing thing about writing, whether it's in prose or comics: that you can create something from nothing, and suddenly they come to life, like they've always been there.

Adam Christopher

#7. There are 2 rules in life:
Number 1- Never quit
Number2- Never forget rule number 1.

Duke Ellington

#8. I don't know anything about heartbreak, but I think that was something close, and I know the heart only breaks when you've given it to someone else. When you've trusted someone to care for it, keep it safe. When you're in love.

L.M. Turner

#9. Dalmatians are not only superior to other dogs, they are like all dogs, infinitely less stupid than men.

Eugene O'Neill

#10. My first Olympics was Munich in 1972. I am better now than I was then, in knowledge and experience. The age of top riders generally tends to be older than in other sports because it takes a lot of time to be consistent.

Ian Millar

#11. If they had been riding in a car, she would have waited for him to go around and open the door for her, but riding in a truck is different

Beverly Cleary

#12. Why does anyone do anything? Belief. A belief that they are doing right and just in their actions.

Libba Bray