"Like families, competitors can bring out the worst as well as the best in each other. Like romance, competition has many faces, some of them ugly. In addition to showing me my grace and graciousness, the mirror of sports has reflected back to me my jealousy, pettiness, and arrogance."
"Bodybuilding is about making oneself seem larger than life. It's about creating the illusion of perfection."
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Source: Mariah Burton Nelson (1991). “Are We Winning Yet?: How Women are Changing Sports and Sports are Changing Women”, Random House Incorporated
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