Noureddine Morceli Quotes

#1. It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better.

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#2. American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees.

James Bovard

#3. And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.

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#4. I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die.

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#5. Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.

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#6. (Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record)
I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

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#7. There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this.

Gisele Bundchen

#8. When self control is lacking in small things, the ability to apply it to matters of importance withers away. Every day in which one does not at least deny himself some trifle is badly spent and a threat to the day following.

Friedrich Nietzsche

#9. To catch the ball, face up, look at all of my options and then pass. I was playing hot potato. I didn't want to be the guy to stall the triangle.

Karl Malone

#10. I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.

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#11. My real motivation is to reach 3:25 ... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career.

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#12. It was all so goddamn good. And so goddamn breakable.

Jennifer Rush

#13. What good is envy? It's the one sin you can't have any fun at.

Charlie Munger

#14. Always stick to your likings - there are profound reasons for them

Frederick Delius

#15. You should always change at least three times a day during Fashion Week.

Selita Ebanks

#16. When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?

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#17. That's a cute sentence: the years to come. Why are you so sure they're coming?

Ayn Rand

#18. Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.

Bill Nighy

#19. Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.

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#20. I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.

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#21. The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans.

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#22. I worked out of Hollywood for 10 years and I had my heart broken half a dozen times, so I know all the things that can go wrong.

George R R Martin

#23. Sometimes it's okay to give yourself a pat on the back and say, 'That was cool. That made me feel good.'

Sebastian Stan