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To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
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Handle
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Pressure
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Mentally
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Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.
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