Dominique Dawes quote: "I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself."

I think it's good for parents to be supportive, to motivate, and to somewhat nudge their kids be...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I think it's actually harder to watch the meet from the media section. You have no control there...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

A lot of people don't know the USOC is not government funded and they are always looking for sup...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I did do Broadway for a little less than a year and realized quickly I don't have a passion for ...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

Eleven years old is not an early age to set your sight on the Olympics for a gymnast, because we nor...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

As a media member, my goal is to inform the American fans of persons of character. It's a joy fo...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I think in any industry, it is competitive. There are a certain number of slots out there and opport...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

The majority of people who get in the sport of gymnastics do not go to the Olympics or get a Divisio...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

It's important for moms, but also dads, to recognize that they're role models when it comes ...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I thoroughly enjoy the work I do in helping motivate and empower young girls to celebrate and love t...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I realized I love motivating and I love empowering and I love inspiring people. I did that as an ath...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

That's a problem, when a young girl is looking in the mirror she's seeing a distorted image. That's ...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

I found through research that between 50 and 70 percent of young girls who describe themselves as ov...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

She said believe in yourself and believe in your dreams. I took away those words and will keep them ...
DOMINIQUE DAWES

When I say toxic, I mean it, because these sites are filled with heavy metals that cause nearby wate...
JOHN DAWES

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
CHARLES G. DAWES

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.
CHARLES G. DAWES

People came to the All-Star Game to see the dunk contest.
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

I was an all-around player - if I was just a scorer, there's no way the Hawks would have won 50 ...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

As a competitive gymnast, my life has always been filled with challenges that would ultimately defin...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

As long as they are medicated the right way with the asthma medicine they won't have any problem...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

I was awkward-looking with huge brown eyes, dark brown, pencil-straight hair styled into an old-scho...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

In Romania, of course, gymnastics is among the most popular sports, and my parents had a dream of es...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for ...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

Some coaches are not educated at the elite level in health and nutrition. They're not educated i...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crown...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

Sometimes I think I might insult people by being openly flirtatious, then snatching it back.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

I just don't think animals should be slaughtered for their fur.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

Don't look for legal, economic or logical coherence in this ? because there is none. Its goal is str...
DOMINIQUE REYNIé

I don't think ethical people deal with intimidation as a method to achieve success. Undermining ...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about ...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

I was always kinda fearless in everything I did.
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play ba...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

Asthma research is a lot better and new medicines are always coming out to help young people.
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

Sharon has transformed his image from that of a headstrong adventurer into a father of the nation. L...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was ...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

My parents, Romanian immigrants, struggled to provide me a better life than the ones they had left i...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability,...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

In football, you're dealing with grown men. In gymnastics, you're dealing with prepubescent ...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

This can be attributed to the slowdown and restraint ahead of the euro.
DOMINIQUE BARBET

My parents didn't know anything about collegiate scholarships, so they had accepted the national...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

This is terrific. What a gorgeous kitchen. You’ve decorated it so beautifully. Now you’re going ...
DOMINIQUE BROWNING

Nicole ... is overlooked. But we as a team appreciate her, so she knows that she's doing good.
DOMINIQUE ENGLISH

Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing.
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

We have had an improvement in the French economy, pointing to an improvement in employment too. We w...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

A possible explanation is that the data correction is overcorrecting the impact of the five Saturday...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

The consumer spending situation is improving in Europe; that's what we need to ensure durable growth...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

Globally, confidence is still positive but we can't expect sales to take off or spending to surge. W...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

It was very clear that industry was lagging behind, especially in terms of export-driven growth. In ...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

يتطلب الإكتفاء بالقليل الإنضباط في الحياة والاهتمام ب�...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

لكي نصبح من الذين يكتفون بالقليل ،علينا أن نتزود بزاد ر...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

العيش بالقليل يحسن نوعية الحياة
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

الإنسان غني بامتلاكه أشياء يمكنه الإستغناء عنها
(دا�...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

إننا نخسر طاقتنا ومساحات كبيرة بملئها بتحف،بهدف تزيين ...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

إن التحرر من المقتنيات، يساعدنا أن نصبح ما نحب أن نكون،...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

تجد ثقافتنا صعوبة في تقبل أولئك الذين اختاروا حياة الز�...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

نحن نقتني الكثير من الأشياء التي تزيد عن حاجتنا،ونستخد...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

إننا نجر عبء مقتنياتنا وننسى،أو لا ندرك ،أن طمعنا و شهو...
DOMINIQUE LOREAU

And then," Darren continues dizzily, "when we've come, I'll keep you open with my fingers, keep you ...
DOMINIQUE FROST

Now go to sleep. I'll wake you up when I want you."

"Should I just sleep with my legs spr...
DOMINIQUE FROST

I hope I can sign one for all 800 kids.
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

I have to thank Charles greatly because he's been one of my greatest fans. It's not just our friends...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

I knew it would happen. Just when was the question. But at this point in time, it doesn't matter if ...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

The 50 greatest players don't matter when you're in the Hall of Fame. We all know that I was not one...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play ba...
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing.
DOMINIQUE WILKINS

It's a huge networking hub. Anything you want you can get there. From a business connection, to a co...
DOMINIQUE VILLELA

Why would you go waste your money on a poorly made drink when you can get one that's made well for $...
DOMINIQUE VILLELA

It?s kind of like a break for me. I don?t have to do much. I just give them the ball and (they) fini...
DOMINIQUE THOMPSON

They?re big, they?re tall, and no one can stop them.
DOMINIQUE THOMPSON

I'm on vacation here. I'm not here to learn anything. Anything I pick up is just lint.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

I'm open to anything. I think everyone should enjoy every moment that they experience.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

Boys always like to see girls kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

The state of emergency was simply a political gesture which showed the government prefers a law-and-...
DOMINIQUE SOPO

France isn't a country that's massively racist. There's an enormous amount of mixing that occurs in ...
DOMINIQUE SOPO

We're completely opposed to ethnic quotas, in the sense it will push people to identify themselves t...
DOMINIQUE SOPO

If kids from the suburbs make it to university, you can be sure that they are motivated and hard-wor...
DOMINIQUE SOPO

This was another superb victory for Mitsubishi and a great team effort on a very hard and long rally...
DOMINIQUE SERIEYS

The stages in the desert in Mauritania are less dangerous than those in the bush or in villages.
DOMINIQUE SERIEYS

Stephane did a good job today. He is a champion, but he made a mistake yesterday. We must remember t...
DOMINIQUE SERIEYS

Chirac is saying: France is adapting. We are applying the same strategic thought but to deeply diffe...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

We are thinking quite clearly of Iran.
DOMINIQUE MOISI

He gives the impression of being a president who's been overtaken by events and is out of touch.
DOMINIQUE MOISI

This is not a triumph for Chirac. People didn't go to vote.
DOMINIQUE MOISI

Germany is paralyzed at the worst time for European diplomacy, ... were looking for a stronger, more...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

Since last Friday, we've known that Chirac will not run for another mandate. It seemed absurd that h...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

He's caught between his own contradictions. A lot will depend on the way people judge the present ev...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

For the first time in a major European country, the extreme right is close to 20 percent. It's happe...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

The one who has perhaps gained the most is the prime minister, who stood for the state and managed t...
DOMINIQUE MOISI

I'm probably in the best shape I've been in since 2000. Six months after this new procedure was used...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

I was forced out of the sport into retirement through injuries. I wasn't ready to leave.
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

I thought, 'Why am I not out there? I can still do this.' I felt I still had a lot of good gymnastic...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

It's really quite an honor for me to still be able to do this, 10 years later. If my autograph can m...
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

I know, I know ... I'm getting old.
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU

It's hard to play when you're short-handed. But on this team, everyone has their night.
DOMINIQUE MCCLENDON

That's why we came here, to be a part of the turnaround.
DOMINIQUE MCCLENDON

Opposing teams are starting to know who we are. This was a big game for us.
DOMINIQUE MCCLENDON

I came here to win a medal. I know that anything can happen in our sport. I didn't want to finish fo...
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

It's pretty exciting to be on the podium. I really thought (when I fell) there goes my chance.
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

I didn't think I could finish, let alone finish third. I thought it was over. I thought I missed a g...
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

I came here to win a medal.
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

When you have a fire, everybody gets into the truck, you drive to the fire. You fight the fire toget...
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

When you crash you need to go back in the course and just keep going. Then some of my friends told m...
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

If he would have said 'You're too sick,' I probably wouldn't have raced.
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS

There is no other feeling ... you can't describe it, because we accomplished things that a lot of pe...
DOMINIQUE KIRK

I was surprised, because I thought it was a two-shot foul because they called it when he was going u...
DOMINIQUE KIRK

I remember watching that national championship game (against Kansas) at my home. He was running the ...
DOMINIQUE KIRK

All the extra work that I did paid off. The practice got me to the level that I needed to be to comp...
DOMINIQUE KELLER

I was pathetic my ninth grade year. I couldn't even make a lay-up and you can forget about a long ra...
DOMINIQUE KELLER

Everybody used to always come up to me and tell me that I needed to play basketball. They said I was...
DOMINIQUE KELLER

My coach always knows how to motivate me, and he told me this was a true challenge. [Maddox] was tou...
DOMINIQUE JOSEPH

Coaches like my intensity and how physical I play the game.
DOMINIQUE JOSEPH

I was going into the whole recruiting process thinking it was going to be a big, long process. But o...
DOMINIQUE JOSEPH

Everybody knows Ben's our go-to guy. But it feels good to know we're all doing our jobs, too.
DOMINIQUE JOHNSON

We were getting frustrated in the first half. We had to come out focused in the second half and play...
DOMINIQUE JOHNSON

It was time to start cheating and getting steals. I told my teammates to back me up because I was ab...
DOMINIQUE JOHNSON

I just try to be positive. Sometimes you can't help but get down, but I try not to stay there that l...
DOMINIQUE JOHNSON

If it wasn't for FEMA, I probably would have lost my mind.
DOMINIQUE JOHNSON

I was kind of upset (about not being able to play much). I tried so hard to play on it, but I couldn...
DOMINIQUE HOLMES

Coach Helfer was recruiting another player on the team and he saw me play and he liked me. I wasn't ...
DOMINIQUE HOLMES

Pretty much, everybody I go up against is 6-7 or bigger, but getting calls is no problem. My shots g...
DOMINIQUE HOLMES

We've got more of a half-court game than we had last year. I like it both ways (up-tempo and half-co...
DOMINIQUE HOLMES

It's going to murder our business. A lot of people want to get off of work, have a drink and a smoke...
DOMINIQUE HERNANDEZ

It was true a few years back that the French were a bit standoffish. Now it's changed completely.
DOMINIQUE GIRARD

If needed, we are ready to take back all the toxic waste from Clemenceau to France.
DOMINIQUE GIRARD

We have had a totally transparent approach to this issue and we have very good contacts with the Ind...
DOMINIQUE GIRARD

We need to be more physical, which we were [Thursday], but we need to be even more physical and work...
DOMINIQUE ENGLISH

I don't think they knew that they were going to get this far. And I don't even think they know I pla...
DOMINIQUE ENGLISH

Nicole knows how to use her body right. She'll get down and she knows how to rebound. She's real phy...
DOMINIQUE ENGLISH

I just came out tonight with confidence. I took the shots that I knew I could make and was there for...
DOMINIQUE DUCK

We had our hearts set on the NCAA. When they finished announcing the selections, we all just continu...
DOMINIQUE DUCK

We're so bored with eastern mysticism. We're all coming around to hard-core again. No pain. No gain.
DOMINIQUE DAY

People thought it was a brothel at first. They saw all the pulleys on the wall and heard women groan...
DOMINIQUE DAY

I was helping to resolve the problems of everyday Minnesotans. I feel it (politics) is something I c...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

I've been through that ACL deal and I think he can come out stronger as a player just by driving him...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

As soon as he went down I prayed for him and hoped for all of the best for him. I was watching it. I...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

I think it's from high school when I played wide receiver and those thoughts haven't left my mind. I...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

We respect everyone week in and week out and we know Arizona State is another fierce competitor in t...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

He stays on me about my hand position but he hasn't gotten on me about one-handed catches yet.
DOMINIQUE BYRD

He used to harp on me every day on how we had fat tight ends.
DOMINIQUE BYRD

You could put one of the linemen back there.
DOMINIQUE BYRD

Once we get our little Trojan swagger in the game and we know we have the support of the other 63 gu...
DOMINIQUE BYRD

We have to kill off the flock this afternoon, even before we have the final results, so that we are ...
DOMINIQUE BUSSEREAU

We are going to ask for help for the sector, support measures.
DOMINIQUE BUSSEREAU

There is no reason to panic, to be afraid. This simply shows that we are in a state of vigilance, an...
DOMINIQUE BUSSEREAU

You catch a little heat for it.
DOMINIQUE BROWN

I am about to - or I am going to - die; either expression is used.
DOMINIQUE BOUHOURS

Rather we had a few schools that did not take the necessary verification work seriously enough.
DOMINIQUE BOILLAT

Legally, we can limit the number of permits granted in particular cases when it is confirmed that po...
DOMINIQUE BOILLAT

These figures confirm that the recovery is indeed happening.
DOMINIQUE BARBET

This is a big surprise, it's the core of inflation that's falling. Energy prices were expected to fa...
DOMINIQUE BARBET

Relationships are like book chapters, the previous ones are to learn and build on in order to fully ...
ALLEN DOMINIQUE

I eat meat, the rarer the better.
DOMINIQUE SWAIN

I don’t have to convince anyone that I love you.
DOMINIQUE EASTWICK

I think you’ll find since I already love you, your Siren’s serenade will have no effect on me.
DOMINIQUE EASTWICK

I think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision.
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Between an uncontrolled escalation and passivity, there is a demanding road of responsibility that w...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Nothing justifies a departure today.
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Nobody can deny there is a rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

In the last few days, I have been the victim of a campaign of slander and shameful lies, a campaign ...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Vincent had ten major ideas every week: three brilliant, five good, and two ridiculous.
JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY

In that hothouse atmosphere, criminal records bloomed like orchids all around us.
JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY

How can one accept that the political debate in our country is being held hostage by some false accu...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Given the challenges of the post-petroleum world, we have to provide answers. Europe has to come up ...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Europe buys more than half of its energy from outside.
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

The government's responsibility is to guarantee investment and production capacities. The independen...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

I want our immigration policy to be a global policy, a chosen policy: that is the condition for its ...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

Libya is heading down the path of disarmament. It's a success for the entire international community...
DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN

You can handle the wheelchair," said the occupational therapist, with a smile intended to make the r...
JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY

Want to play hangman? asks Theophile, and I ache to tell him that I have enough on my plate playing ...
JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY

I am about to -- or I am going to -- die; either expression is used.
LAST WORDS OF DOMINIQUE BOUHOURS, FRENCH GRAMMARIAN

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

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Dominique Dawes

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

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