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My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.'

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Robin Roberts
Age: 83 †
Born: 1926
Born: September 30
Died: 2010
Died: May 6
Athlete
Baseball Player
Springfield
Illinois
Robin Evan Roberts
College
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Beauty
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It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.
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Dreams are vague and far away. Goals are tangible and achievable.
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I cannot believe how fine I am with being bald.
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At one point, we were all fearful. But as you get older, it's the things you don't do that you regret, more so than the things you do. When fear knocks, answer.
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Every now and again I just really have to have that steak or lamb chop. But yeah, B.C. - before cancer - I would eat red meat probably three or four times a week, easily. I am convinced that the amount of red meat I contributed to it.
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I was brought up with the 3 Ds: Determination, Discipline and Da Lord.
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There are those of us who believe out of that faith tradition that God never puts more on us than we can bear, and yet there are times, I think, particularly given what you were up against, that we have to question whether or not we have the capacity, the ability, the wherewithal, to actually endure it.
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I love a doctor who can respect that somebody else is on your team, and that's God.
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It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.
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I've taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially survivors-who said, 'When it's time to literally flip your wig, you'll know.'
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Oh well, the truth hurts, doesn't it?
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When my mother makes out her income tax return every year, under occupation she writes, eroding my daughter's self-esteem.
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It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come!
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When fear knocks, to let faith answer the door.
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There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there.
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I’m grateful I had the strength to fight. It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come, especially when you are flat on your back and don’t know if you’re going to see tomorrow. I’m no Pollyanna, but I believe optimism is a choice — a muscle that gets stronger with use. Right foot, left foot…just keep moving.
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“You don't have to be in shape to bowl. It's the only sport where there's a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.”
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Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.
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