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Ryan Hall Quotes

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.'

Ryan Hall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: October 14, 1982

Topics

Learning Opportunity Myself I Am Now

If you're female, and you want to express your femininity, you're actually demonized in the 'Free To Be... You And Me' generation.

Jill Soloway

Me Free Generation You Want Your

I'm always happy when I'm left alone, but if somebody comes and is nice, then we talk.

Maximilian Schell

Alone Happy Nice Talk Always Left

These guys are playing checkers. I'm out here playing chess. When they figure it out, it's too late.

Max Holloway

Late Chess Out Too Late Playing

I'd never take any credit for David's music - that's all his.

Angela Bowie

Music Credit Never Take His Any

Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.

Angela Carter

History Experience Yourself World

Writing in the voice of an American slave felt like I was biting off something very large.

Sue Monk Kidd

Writing Voice American Slave Off

I'd say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close.

Lloyd Blankfein

Best You Bad Say Try Events

A really important point for me is that I don't use any brand or corporate sponsors. So I have no responsibility to anyone but myself and the subjects.

Myself Responsibility Me Brand Point

With our blogs and tweets, digital cameras, and unlimited-gigabyte e-mail archives, participation in the online culture now means creating a trail of always present, ever searchable, unforgetting external memories that only grows as one ages.

Joshua Foer

Memories Culture Present Trail Now

There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.

Josh Tillman

Music You Risk Your Suspect Really

There are days when I'm completely depressed and able to do only one drawing.

Christian Lacroix

Drawing Days Only Able Depressed

I try to play the best I can every time I play. But there's just some folks that seem to draw a little bit of that extra special out of you.

Bobby Keys

Time Best You I Can Play Try