A Quote by Howard Cosell

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

Howard Cosell

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Howard Cosell
American - Lawyer
March 25, 1918 - April 23, 1995

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Jim Tressel

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Allan Sloan

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There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.

Charles Kennedy

I've always had great satisfaction out of writing the plays. I've not always had great satisfaction out of seeing them produced-although often I've had satisfaction there. When things go well in production, on opening there's no nicer feeling in the world-what could be nicer than watching an audience respond? You can't that from a book. It's a fine feeling to walk into the theater and see living people respond to something you've done.

Lillian Hellman

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Maya Angelou

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John Wooden

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Sri Chinmoy

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Larry Kramer

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Buster Posey

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Russell L. Ackoff

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Jesse Owens

If you do the best work you can, the reward is ultimately your self-satisfaction - the sense that you have done the best you can. And then there's that piece of how others respond.

Jerry Pinkney

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