I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.
People who were dying: their minds always raced past whatever was being said, and still the pain went faster, leapfrogging ahead.
I can't even walk out the door without, even to go to the race track, without my MAC lip gloss.
I believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations.
I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.
When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.
Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.
If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.
Somebody ask me, 'Alberto, why you not race in Torino?' I finished my career here in 1998, the 15 of March which was my last victory.
Tears of missing you raced down my cheeks; please don't go, your arms are my tears of joy
The causes of crime are very complicated. But there is a very big literature, as you know, about single parenthood in crime, about race in crime, and about poverty in crime.
I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.
When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.
The turmoil and dislocations confronting present-day society will not be solved until both the scientific and religious genius of the human race are fully utilized.
If police officers routinely issue tickets for the most serious traffic offenses, they'll be treating drivers of all races, sexes, and ages equally.
I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.
For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.
Only blacks can play the race card, apparently; only they think in racial terms, at least to hear white America tell it.
In short, and let us be clear on it: race is not a card. It determines whom the dealer is, and who gets dealt.
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.
There is a largeness about mathematics that transcends race and time; mathematics may humbly help in the market-place, but it also reaches to the stars.
