Athleon Blog » Inspirational Quotes http://blog.athleon.com Play Smart. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:35:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Coach Knight Wants Your Players to Prepare Too. http://blog.athleon.com/2008/05/coach-knight-wants-your-players-to-prepare-too/ http://blog.athleon.com/2008/05/coach-knight-wants-your-players-to-prepare-too/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 06:51:12 +0000 Brent Lamphier http://www.athleonsport.com/blog/?p=28 The will to succeed is important, but the will to prepare is more important.
– Bobby Knight

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-Joe Paterno, Head Football Coach, Penn State University

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–Larry Bird

]]> http://blog.athleon.com/2008/02/larry-birds-theories/feed/ 0 “I figured I was dead” http://blog.athleon.com/2008/01/i-figured-i-was-dead/ http://blog.athleon.com/2008/01/i-figured-i-was-dead/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:42:20 +0000 Brent Lamphier http://www.athleonsport.com/blog/?p=7 “Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead”

–Roger Bannister (after becoming the first person to run a sub four-minute mile in 1952)

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-Bear Bryant, former Alabama and Texas A&M Football Coach

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