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The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.
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Athens
Games
When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.
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Country
Honor
Privilege
Whatever pursuit you undertake, the requirements should start with a love of what it is that you are pursuing.
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Love
Pursuit
We have made drugs an Olympic event. It receives most of the coverage at the Games and even the suspicion of guilt can ruin a reputation for life.
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Life
Drugs
Games
Guilt
Reputation
Ruin
Suspicion
Understand from top to bottom what the effort requires.
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Effort
Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.
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Performance
Athletes
Help
Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.
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Goal
Ability
Athletes
Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses.
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Athletes
Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration.
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Honor
Investigation
There is no one magic move or secret that creates victory, but lots of little items that when added together can make you victorious.
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Victory
Magic
Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies.
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Enemies
A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout.
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Fun
Will
A key factor is to do training that is fun.
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Fun
Key
Training
Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.
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Victory
As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise.
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Diet
Health
Exercise
Tools