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Jim Thorpe

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Quotes by Jim Thorpe

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I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct descendant of that noble warrior [Chief Black Hawk].
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I never was content unless I was trying my skill...or testing my endurance.
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I have always liked sport and only played or run races for the fun of the thing.
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Track and field, because it was something I could do by myself, one-on-one, me against everybody else.
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I give 'em the hip, then I take it away.
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The Yankees, you see, they're a money team, they're the class of baseball. You don't ever bet against that.
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The competition out here is incredible and it gets tougher every week. But this week is more exciting for me than any other this year, knowing I have won two in a row and I play well here.
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I don't like it when people try to take advantage. Now I'm only going to spend money on my wife and daughter.
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I personally think the tour is better without them.
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I owe Vijay. His attitude is, 'As hard as Tiger works, I work harder and I'm going to beat him.' I'm trying to do the same thing on my tour.
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