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Thorpe said they were bad swims but, for anyone else, that's a world-class performance. You don't swim 1:46 consistently unless you're in good shape.

Dean Price
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Thorpe said they were bad swims, but for anyone else, that's a world-class performance ... Thorpe has been below 1:46 only four or five times in his life.

Dean Price
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Ian (Thorpe) is now in the top three most recognized sports stars in Japan behind Tigers Woods and David Beckham. (But) it is a getting to know you process ... Ian has been to Asia at least 20 times and immersed himself in the culture.

Dave Flaskas
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Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done.

Russell Means
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I'll believe it when I see Thorpe in the stands watching his own races.

Dean Price
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Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

Michael Phelps
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Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its first class. My grandfather was a footnote. Until today.

Jim Thorpe
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Thorpe will be back, which is good. Swimming is huge in Australia, and me and Roland versus Thorpe is already being built up.

Ryk Neethling
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The number of people still being touched by Jim Thorpe is phenomenal.

Lynne Draper
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Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed, ... My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
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It's not a sightseeing tour, I can tell you that. Ian Thorpe says it's the best place in the world to train.

Eddie Mcguire
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