Thoughts on sportspersons

From Muhammad Ali to Milkha Singh, here are some thoughts worth ruminating upon from sportspersons

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Last Updated: Jul 10, 2021, 10:59 IST1 min
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I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting once it starts hurting.—Muhammad AliAmerican boxer

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You can achieve anything in life. It just depends on how desperate you are to achieve it.—Milkha Singh Sprinter

Champions keep playing until they get it right.—Billie Jean King American tennis player

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.—Pele Brazilian footballer

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If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.—Mario Andretti Italian-born American racing driver

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.—Michael Phelps American swimmer

Happiness is nothing but satisfaction—satisfaction through work, thoughts and accomplishing our mission.—PT Usha Track and field athlete

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Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.—Abhinav Bindra Sharp shooter

If you want to achieve something in life, you have to take risks.—Dipa Karmakar Gymnast

Some people say I have attitude—maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does—that makes you a winner right there.—Venus Williams American tennis player

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Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts’, probably lost. —Martina Navratilova Czech-American tennis player

At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day. —Simone Biles American gymnast

People praise you only till the time you are performing on the field the day you stop, they won’t even look back at your career. You have to be practical as a player and keep performing.—Jhulan Goswami Cricketer

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First Published: Jul 10, 2021, 10:59

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