Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best. Bryan Clay
Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football. Frank Gifford
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage. Scott Hamilton
I had an instinct before and maybe now I don't have that instinct as much as knowing what to do, what shots to hit, where to place the ball, things like that. Jennifer Capriati
I moved around 13 different times before I was in fifth grade, not having money, not having a lot of friends. Tonya Harding
I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence. Julius Erving
I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it. Nonito Donaire
I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before. Serena Williams
I've been ripped for being too sensitive, but I do think people need to walk in another person's shoes before they accuse them of being too sensitive. Hank Haney
I've never been invited to do 'Stars on Ice' before, which is the only figure skating tour in the U.S., and it's disappointing that I can't perform for my American fans... all because I'm not 'family friendly' enough. Johnny Weir
Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since. George Foreman
The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day. Ryan Hall
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. Mmuhammad ali
You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings. Jack Dempsey
'Lord of the Rings' was a set of books in which the world had been conceived before the characters were placed within that context. Mark Z.Danielewski
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde