Tony Gwynn Quotes

I'm coaching 'swing at this, don't swing at that,' and in the middle of it, a kid looks at me and says, 'Coach, I think I'm going to fail history.' Or maybe their girlfriend just dumped them. These are kids, and once I embraced that, this became a lot more fun.

Tony Gwynn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 9, 1960 - June 16, 2014

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There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real.

John Gourley

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There's a shot that I designed to try and illustrate the scale of the Death Star that's sort of framed in close on the equatorial trench as Krennic's ship is leaving. The camera's pulling back, and you start with it framed so you can kind of see those docking bays that are in that trench.

John Knoll

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I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

Ann Beattie

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I had a spectacular four years as OpenTable CEO and remain an active executive chairman. I think, for me, some of the interesting observations there are, you know, global is important, mobile is extremely important. And then, network businesses are very attractive.

Jeff Jordan

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Thus, the questions we should ask here are what makes the current economic upswing different from the past two recoveries, and whether such differences are sufficient for the economy to reach the sustained growth path.

Toshihiko Fukui

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It's no good being the best actor in the world if nobody sees you because you didn't happen to be there at the right day when a part was being cast.

Roger Moore

GoodBestDayWorldYouNobody

I don't like poetry that doesn't give me a sense of ritual, but I don't like poetry that doesn't sound like people talking to each other. I try to do both at once.

Miller Williams

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Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing.

Dita Von Teese

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I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.

Bow Wow

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Nobody knows anything.

William Goldman

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In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

Pierre de Coubertin

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I enjoy running in Doha. The stadium is close and intimate, which makes you feel connected with the fans.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

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