Quotes by Czechoslovakian authors

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Small: I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be
"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be"
Milan Kundera, Writer
Small: Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation
"Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation"
Milan Kundera, Writer
Small: I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me
"I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I didnt have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind
"I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Well, maybe at home I dont have the best image
"Well, maybe at home I don't have the best image"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. Were just trying to get things better. But we still
"The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. We're just trying to get things better. But we still need somebody who could make a difference"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win
"The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: No, because I think I have a reason to believe in myself and I think Im also pretty confident about who I am a
"No, because I think I have a reason to believe in myself and I think I'm also pretty confident about who I am and what I'm doing and it might be because I'm still at the top too"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: The older you get, the more you learn
"The older you get, the more you learn"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Sometimes I wouldnt give an interview because I didnt have the time or something else was more important.
"Sometimes I wouldn't give an interview because I didn't have the time or something else was more important. So they come up with a story which I don't think is always true, but they have to sell papers"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders
"Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Im not saying Im something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I
"I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because Ive played so many matches in my life
"I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better
"Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Thats one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training.
"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Im glad youre doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. Were so much prettier than all the other women in sp
"I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: When I was 4 my mother got divorced and we were very close to each other. I always wanted to be with her. She
"When I was 4 my mother got divorced and we were very close to each other. I always wanted to be with her. She took me everywhere. When she went for dinner with friends or when they had meetings at the tennis club, I was always there"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. Its because were accomplished so much in womens tennis in
"I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there
"I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of
"I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Any tournament you go to, you want to win it
"Any tournament you go to, you want to win it"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Ive lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German
"I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to
"We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: The game overall has gotten so much better, stronger, more physical parts to the game
"The game overall has gotten so much better, stronger, more physical parts to the game"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: I dont think its a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory
"I don't think it's a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: Sometimes you want to make your own experiences
"Sometimes you want to make your own experiences"
Martina Hingis, Athlete
Small: There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person c
"There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us... and I will do my best"
Petra Nemcova, Model
Small: You cant climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and dont fulfill it, th
"You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there i
"To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad condition
"There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: I just travel all the time. And I was just looking at the schedules now and starting the first week of October
Ivan Lendl
"I just travel all the time. And I was just looking at the schedules now and starting the first week of October I will be every weekend with somebody at tournaments through Christmas. So it gets very difficult to just go away and not do that"
Ivan Lendl, Athlete
Small: I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system
"I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system"
Oskar Schindler, Businessman
Small: A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket
"A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: You know, you just go out there, do your best. Sometimes its good enough and sometimes it is, and sometimes it
Ivan Lendl
"You know, you just go out there, do your best. Sometimes it's good enough and sometimes it is, and sometimes it stays your only one and sometimes you win bunch others behind it"
Ivan Lendl, Athlete
Small: Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen
"Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen"
Oskar Schindler, Businessman
Small: If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. Its r
"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast
"Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head
"An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head"
Emil Zatopek, Athlete
Small: I was between 2 and 3 in the world for two, three years. Thats not exactly where I wanted to be
Ivan Lendl
"I was between 2 and 3 in the world for two, three years. That's not exactly where I wanted to be"
Ivan Lendl, Athlete