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Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Beca

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, lets make it amateur again. – Carl Lewis

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People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. – Carl Lewis

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Life
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Carl Lewis
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I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing – he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous – any athlete who tells you theyre not nervous isnt telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be. – Carl Lewis

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The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. – Carl Lewis

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When youre a child, no matter if youre doing show business or sports or school or anything, you just want to make the adults happy. – Anna Chlumsky

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I was a ballplayer, but only for a limited time. I grew up playing in Wisconsin. Its a very sports-centric part of the country that I grew up in and I played a lot of sports, but baseball first and foremost. I played through high school. I was a middle-infielder. – Chad Harbach

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I would never encourage my children to be athletes – first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate. – Bill James

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The sports page records peoples accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but mans failures. – Barbara Walters

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It is legal because I wish it. – Louis XIV

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