The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.
For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training, performing in competitions, defending the honor of the motherland.
What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.
Sportspersons have to reinvent themselves every day. It helps them improve.
Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.
We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.
I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise.
One must choose between Obscurity with Efficiency, and Fame with its inevitable collateral of Bluff.
The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.
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