9 Quotes by Jon Drummond


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    From my drive to my acceleration phase, it felt like someone pinched my right leg. Two steps later, it felt like someone punched me. Then I buckled. After I felt myself buckle, I took one wide step to get to the middle of the lane.

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    I think the no-tolerance will say to all who participate in the sport, 'Don't even think about it,

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    We use air-resistant weights and focus on improving specific areas to help with speed and core strength. We spend time in the weight room and then go out on the track and work on the technique and art of sprinting. It isn't just getting stronger.

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    They handed me a bass and I don't know how to play a bass. But Adams was playing behind us. We were all singing, but we weren't playing. Nothing was plugged in. I was knocking down speakers and running around. The fans got a kick out of it.

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    So do I think a guy should be reprimanded or fired for saying blacks are faster? No. I think we've definitely come a long away from the attitudes in place a generation or two ago. But do I think that coach needs to have a conversation, have somebody pull him aside and explain that it's still a very sensitive subject? Absolutely.

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    The congregation wanted me to stay permanently, so I've done that. It's a disadvantaged community, and I wanted to help as many lives as I could.

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    I now understand how the East Germans and Russians felt. Granted, we're the super power so we have to take the punch. Do I think we're the bad guys? Absolutely not.

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    I know I'm not that great a singer, so he had pity on me and let me in his group. I helped out with managing the group, too.

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