"Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition."

Government, Competition, Country, Support

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"Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition."

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"My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games."

Society, People, Competition, Country

"I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school."

Education, School

"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."

Athletes, Career, Longevity, Risk

"Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion."

Life, Want

"We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world."

Integrity, Want, World

"I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport."

Nation, Country, Race, Road

"The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete."

Life,

"I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of."

Family, Love, Work, Music

"We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over."

Athletes, Careers, Future, Want

"We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions."

Travel, Competition

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Government, Men, Christianity, Giving, Man

"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Government, Man

"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."

Barack Obama, American President

Government, Family, Tax, Income, Taxes

"What Washington needs is adult supervision."

Barack Obama, American President

Government, Needs, Washington

"It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent."

Barack Obama, American President

Government, Business, Change, Time

"'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Government, Education, Mind

"I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Government, Time, Evil, Trying

"I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."

Barack Obama, American President

Government, Debt, Office, Waiting

"We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."

Barack Obama, American President

Government, Money, Reform, Will

"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Government, Fanatics, Oppression