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One chance is all you need.

One chance is all you need.

Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -...

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -...

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's...

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's...

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White...

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White...

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes...

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards...

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards...

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing...

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing...

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the...

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the...

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

I had now made about 45 pictures, but what had I become? I knew all...

I had now made about 45 pictures, but what had I become? I knew all...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...