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Bruce Jenner Quotes

Bruce Jenner quotes

American Athlete October 28, 1949

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If I wasn't dyslexic, I probably wouldn't have won the Games. If I had been a better reader, then that would have come easily, sports would have come easily... and I never would have realized that the way you get ahead in life is hard work. Bruce Jenner
Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it. Bruce Jenner
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "First of all, I try to be a positive role model."
First of all, I try to be a positive role model. Bruce Jenner
If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make..."
Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do. Bruce Jenner
I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy. Bruce Jenner
The truth is everybody does it from time to time. People dial telephone numbers and they get a wrong number only to find that they've read the last two digits backwards. Everybody does it, but dyslexics have this tendency to a higher degree. Bruce Jenner
When the time comes for your brain to process the information, the second word comes up faster than the first one. So when it's in your head, all of a sudden, it comes out backwards and you think of the word backwards. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the..."
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed? Bruce Jenner
It caused more problems as a young kid, because the simple process of perceiving words on a piece of paper was hard for me. Many people think dyslexic people see things backwards. They don't see things backwards. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a..."
We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff."
If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff. Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner quote: "If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it,..."
If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach. Bruce Jenner
The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem. Bruce Jenner

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