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I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

I just have a lot of respect for Terry and his family. He played without a mask, and his life was tragically ended. And it just means a lot to me to be up there with him and the other greats that have played that long.

I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.

I just got hooked on the radio, the voice of it all. It was my connection to metropolitan America, if you will. Sports, in particularly baseball then 'cause of its rich sediment of numbers, was one of the first things a young person could peg up with adults on - that is, you could know as much about Jimmy Fox as your father did.

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

I just look around and say, I'm a mess. I don't know why I do things.

I just love the feeling from the fans and when I'm walking on deck I can hear people screaming and wishing you the best. That puts you into the game more than anything.

I just like the idea of trying something that no one's ever tried before, and I really wanted to know if it was possible.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

I just meant as far as coming to the games on time; it was just like I was under the microscope, every little thing, it was like they were looking for me to come in here with my shoes untied.

I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.

I just think that we're capable of so much more; we don't utilize all our capacity like we should.

I just want to conquer people and their souls.

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

I just try to stay half way decent looking. Boxing's a rough sport and you get hit a lot.

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

I just wanted to get back to playing attacking football after my time in Italy. It was a little difficult at first but the atmosphere and the fans were just fantastic.

I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn't want to copy anybody's style.

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

I keep getting these extraordinary letters, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink.

I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.

I knew Childress was going to help me because my crew told me on the radio. I really appreciate what Richard did, but that is typical of people in this sport.

I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is.

I knew that our time together was almost over, I asked her if she liked sports, she asked me if I liked chess, I asked her if she liked fallen trees, she went home with her father, the center of me followed her, but I was left with the shell of me, I needed to see her again, I couldn't explain my need to myself, and that's why it was such a beautiful need, there's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself.

I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again.

I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.

I knew what I wanted to do in sport from the age of nine.

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.

I know how difficult my rookie year in the NFL was and I know how competitive this sport is.

I know for a stretch, at least nine years, I was one of the best lead-off hitters in baseball

I know how important it is to have a helping hand. In my childhood I had difficult times because of hormonal problems. If I hadn't had support, I wouldn't have been able to fulfill my dreams.

I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.

I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports.

I know If I score we're going to win the match.

I know it sounds selfish, wanting to do something no one else has done. But that's what you're out here for - to separate yourself from everyone else.

I know I'm going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future.

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has made me a better athlete

I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.

I know more about sports than I know about any other subject, unfortunately. I'm embarrassed to admit that.

I know my strengths. Painfully aware of the weaknesses. There's many. I love sports. So working towards a common goal, that's exciting to me.

I know that when I have had whatever run-ins I have had throughout my career, I have had them because I have done the things that I feel like I need to do to be the best, and that is why I am in this sport, that is what drives me.

I know that God is working through me within this sport. I know He's put me here for a purpose and it's not just to win medals. Winning is great and hopefully it gives me a platform to spread His love and spread His Word, but at the end of the day, I'm called to do what He wants me to do.

I know people that can't win. I know people that are very talented at sports, and they never win.

I know when I've been surfing I've got a sense of level of calmness to me, and when I hit the ocean, even in its presence, at the shore, and especially by a powerful surf, I've been put in my place as a person.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

I know why they don't like me because they want the money I have.

I learned a long time ago that one way to maximize potential for performance is to be calm in my mind. What I try to achieve during the season is a relaxed state of concentration. I simply try to cleanse my mind of the pressures that people are trying to heap on me.

I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.