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For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. Mary Lou Retton athleteolympictest Change image and share on social
You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton awfulchildhoodevent Change image and share on social
In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man. Mary Lou Retton callgameman Change image and share on social
It is so important that our federation stands by our athletes. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce athletefederationimportant Change image and share on social
I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was. Sarah McLachlan famousfigureglare share on social
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. John Knowles attendclassconceivably Change image and share on social
