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    I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

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Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right.

Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right.

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I can't believe a 14:37 won $1,000,

I can't believe a 14:37 won $1,000,

by Mark Andrews Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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If I had a thousand major shareholders that I know would be selling stock because of portfolio diversification, I would read more

If I had a thousand major shareholders that I know would be selling stock because of portfolio diversification, I would rather do a secondary offering than have them sell in dribs and drabs. It makes a lot of sense to do it in one fell swoop.

by Jim Angel Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I never knew what a reporter looked like.

I never knew what a reporter looked like.

by Dwayne Andreas Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but read more

Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but many companies our size and particularly our competitors operate with lower overhead and fewer management layers.

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I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart read more

I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down...

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Our special teams tonight were the difference. Five-on-five, I think we were the better team. It's a tough loss.

Our special teams tonight were the difference. Five-on-five, I think we were the better team. It's a tough loss.

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They killed them with blows to the head and machetes. It is very brutal, the beach would have been covered read more

They killed them with blows to the head and machetes. It is very brutal, the beach would have been covered in blood.

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We are paying cash because we believe our stock is greatly undervalued and prefer to use cash as our acquisition read more

We are paying cash because we believe our stock is greatly undervalued and prefer to use cash as our acquisition currency,

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