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It is always possible to improve.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Improve
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If it were easy, it would have no value.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Value
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I think that money has changed my sport.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Sports
Changed
Thinking
Sport
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A key factor is to do training that is fun.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Sports
Fun
Keys
Factor
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Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Athlete
Weakness
Admit
Athletes
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Behind every good decathlete, there's a good doctor.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Funny
Inspirational
Doctors
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During the 60's, drug use was in fashion in the U.S.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Drug
Drug Use
Fashion
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Understand from top to bottom what the effort requires.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Bottom
Effort
Requires
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I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Careers
Empty
Stadiums
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My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Journey
Voyages
Olympic
Rewarding
Voyage
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The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Fans
Supporter
Olympic
Supporters
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The Olympic movement is divided into two very distinct eras.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Divided
Eras
Movement
Distinct
Olympic
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Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Banned
Corny
Olympics
Steroid
Steroids
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Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Continuing
Past
Roles
Olympians
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One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Elements
Honest
Keys
To Be Honest
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A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Add
Buddy
Fun
Workout
Dimension
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The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Athens
Cities
Games
Modern Era
Olympic Games
Began
Era
Olympic
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Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Ability
Athlete
Goal
Athletes
Carefully
Towards
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As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Diet
Exercise
Optimum
Tools
Allow
Health Diet Exercise
Mentioned
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Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Enemies
Fraction
Realized
Sportsmen
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Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Sports
Activity
Creative
Selected
Squash
Rules
Sport
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Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Journey
Sad
Travel
Mean
Wonderful
Actually
Also
Ended
Moment
Trip
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When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Army
Country
Honor
Privilege
Team
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The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Men
Country
Culture
Men And Women
Valuable
Men Women Men And Women
Cultures
Extremely
Women Men Men And Women
Mingle
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The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Accomplishment
Athlete
Disabled
Feelings
Somewhat
Greatest Feeling
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My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Sports
Ghouls
Hands
Paralyzed
Right Hand
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Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Athlete
Helping
Nutrition
Protect
Valuable
Athletes
Component
Performance
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Whatever pursuit you undertake, the requirements should start with a love of what it is that you are pursuing.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Pursuit
Requirements
Should
Pursuing
Undertake
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Realize that from the start, every activity that comprises the journey has value and the ability to teach you something.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Journey
Activity
Healing
Realizing
Teach
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The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Motivational
War
Athlete
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People need to know that by donating, coaching, and just lending support, anyone can become part of the wonderful global family.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Coaching
People
Support
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There is no magic move or secret that creates victory but lots of little items that, when added together, can make you victorious.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Magic
Moving
Secret
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There is no one magic move or secret that creates victory, but lots of little items that when added together can make you victorious.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Items
Magic
Secret
Together
Little
Added
Lots
Creates
Move
Victorious
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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.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Coverage
Drug
Games
Guilt
Reputation
Suspicion
Event
Olympic
Receives
Ruin
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Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin to construct the sites faster.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Athens
Faster
Games
Greek
Host
Rumor
Begin
Construct
Greeks
Rumors
Sites
Switched
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The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Easter
Science
Athletic
East
Form
Guessing
Technique
Apply
Based
Meant
Changes
Germans
Performance
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Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions of people who might not be Olympians.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Motivational
Athlete
Fields
Movement
People
Stadiums
Actions
Olympians
Pools
Product
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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.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Concentration
Depth
Honor
Investigation
Movement
Scope
Bestowed
Participate
Requires
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I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Athlete
Disease
Immune
Institute
Oil
Protect
Sweden
Athletes
Fish
Prevent
Studies
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The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years.
Bill Toomey / Olympic Athlete
Ancient
Games
Obscure
Roots
Transformed
Years
Investigate
Meaning
Olympians
Relatively
So Many Years
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