An athlete gains so much ...

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.
 Kristi Yamaguchi

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.
 Kristi Yamaguchi
As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.
 Kristi Yamaguchi
I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.
 Kristi Yamaguchi
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.
 Kristi Yamaguchi
One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.
 Kristi Yamaguchi