It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be. Nolan Ryan
It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective. Alicia Sacramone
It's a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere. Annie Dillard
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. Michael Phelps
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series. Jacqueline Carey
Maybe that's some of the reason I feel so good today. Maybe I finally realised that it's just a game. David Duval
My mother could never understand why I didn't write a thriller, which I've finally done. Harry Mathews
Now the fact that people are saying, 'Oh my God, he's finally come out' - I was never in. Johnny Weir
One of the fellows called me 'Cyclone' but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since. Cy Young
Over the last 10-15 years, you've seen soccer finally start to grow at a fast pace, start to get the recognition it deserves, and I think it has to do with all of the people who come to America from foreign countries. Claudio Reyna
The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching the X-Games or competitive tire rolling instead? Johnny Weir
The hardest part was getting the window net hooked back. I didn't think I was ever going to get it hooked. I finally got it hooked. If I'd known that I wouldn't have tried to hook it. Sterling Marlin
The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned. Cobi Jones
The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life. Ralph Ellison
Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done. Margaret Atwood
To chase an athlete that really doesn't want to speak with you and when you finally get him, gives you three words and you have to write a story based on three words of information he gave you, that's pretty tough. Junior Seau
To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. Shawn Johnson
To this day I don't ever remember seeing a pet inside Moscow, I never saw anyone carrying a dog, or leading a dog. Err I finally saw a, a pet some years later in Kiev, so I thought that life must have been, different. Ralph Boston