Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, ‘Just watch!’
BILL BRADLEYThe only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices
More Bill Bradley Quotes
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Working with the UN’s diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars.
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A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to the issue of race in America, we have to do both.
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When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should play a role in defusing and settling them. Without giving up our sovereignty, we can help the UN with better training and better command and control in order to develop more effective peacekeeping forces.
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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
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When the playing is over, one can sense that one’s youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone.
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Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.
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The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices
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A good coach must celebrate in private. He cannot gloat to the press after a victory or criticize heavily after defeat… His game is of such motivation and strategy that only a few people understand his craft.
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We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.
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When you’re not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.
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People tell me, “I’m glad you said that.” But this is not a spectator sport. This is an activity that requires daily moral awakening as well as a commitment that leads to real change.
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Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous
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There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.
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Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
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Leadership is not something that is done to people, like fixing your teeth. Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.
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