I’ve always got such high expectations for myself. I’m aware of them, but I can’t relax them.
ATTRIBUTION:
Mary Decker Slaney (b. 1958), U.S. runner. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 52 (July 29, 1991).
At thirty-three, Slaney had been running competitively for eighteen years; at age fifteen, she had already been ranked fourth in the world. She had suffered setbacks recently and was professionally threatened by emerging African track stars.
