“You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times.”

—  Nancy Greene

1001 quotations to inspire you before you die, Quintessence Editions Ltd., 2016, ISBN 978-1-84403-895-4

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Canadian alpine skier and politician 1943

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