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Venus Williams Quotes

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: June 17, 1980

Topics

Sports Training Preparation Mind You

I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.

Journey Hero Mind More Playing May

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Good Red Me Hair Better Person You

I do end up revealing a lot online, but in books, what I reveal is more tailored. Authors can couch revelations in fiction. With social media, no one wants to watch or read if it doesn't feel authentic, so you end up giving away a lot of yourself.

Social Media Yourself End Giving You

I thought I would write non-fiction. I thought I would enter the New York literary scene as copy editor, work my way up, and then write my own books.

Work New York Thought Copy New Way

The greatest advancements in living standards over the past century have been coincident with affordable energy.

Past Energy Living Over Standards

Writing by myself in my bedroom is definitely where I feel most creative.

Myself Creative Writing Feel Bedroom

I got put into leadership roles very early in life from fifth grade, sixth grade. I always ended up being the quarterback or the leader of the sports teams, and it's kind of benefiting me now.

Life Leadership Leader Sports Me Up

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

Good Childhood People Think You Say

First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.

Mikheil Saakashvili

Vision Respect Peaceful Desire Right

If 'Scandal' were to run for the rest of my career and prevent me from doing anything else, I would sign that contract this moment.

Moment Me Rest Doing Career Run

I just want to make people happy and make a difference in people's lives.

Happy People Make A Difference Want

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again.

Time Together Famous Play Go Petty

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