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I grew up playing sports. There is a clear line between success and failure. -- Tiki Barber
It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports. -- Roger Goodell
For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America. -- Elle Macpherson
If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust. -- Mark Cuban
It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline. -- Harvey Mackay
Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology. -- Donald Johanson
Bringing more large sporting events to Africa would help the continent develop sports policies and at the same time optimize its peoples' chances of achieving competitive success. -- Richard Attias
I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs. -- Alan Parsons
Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but an overpriced pair of sneakers. Sports shoes don't win races. Athletes do. -- Felix Dennis
You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldn't care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. I'm going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective. -- Bill Simmons
Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university. -- James E. Rogers
It was no accident that I made 'Hoop Dreams' because it concerned a sport that I loved and hoped would be my dream, however far-fetched that turned out to be. Because of the success of that film, Hollywood pigeonholed me as a sports biopic guy, which led to 'Prefontaine' and two cable sports films. -- Steve James
I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics. -- Edward Kennedy
Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those. -- Roy Baumeister
The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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