“I still remember when my teacher told me that football wouldn't give me anything to eat”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

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Portuguese association football player 1985

Susanna Kaysen book Girl, Interrupted

Source: Girl, Interrupted (1994)

“I've already said you can't take anything from me that I wouldn't freely give you.”

Ted Dekker book Kiss

Source: Kiss

“My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess, I still Believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign!
Hit me Baby One More Time!”

Britney Spears (1981) American singer, dancer and actress

"...Baby One More Time"
Lyrics, "...Baby One More Time"(1999)

“My old skill at self-delusion overrode my doubts as I told myself that Dexter probably believed in me. I could believe anything then. I still can as long as it is improbable.”

Tom Baker (1934) English actor

“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.”

Helen Keller book The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life (1903), Ch. 4
Context: The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.

“Everyone knows that we need to make better choices with what we eat. Football players are no different – and they’ve seen me, coming in at year fourteen, which I completely attribute to the dramatic change in my diet. Eating a more plant-based diet has allowed me to bounce back quicker, it’s helped me to stay around the NFL and still play at the high-level I play at – at a physically demanding position. I attribute everything to my diet.”

Tony Gonzalez (1976) American football and basketball player

"Q & A with Tony Gonzalez: All-Pro Football Player on Plant-Based Diet, Slow Food + More!" https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-1304/Q-A-with-Tony-Gonzalez-AllPro-Football-Player-on-PlantBased-Diet-Slow-Food-More.html, MindBodyGreen.com (August 24, 2010).