Great Throughts Treasury
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Bruce Jenner, fully William Bruce Jenner
U.S. Track and Field Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Socialite and Television Personality, known principally for winning the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, Transgender
"Why do you guys have to take pictures of yourself all the time?"
"When the time comes for your brain to process the information, the second word comes up faster than the first one. So when it's in your head, all of a sudden, it comes out backwards and you think of the word backwards."
"Why is everything with this family so difficult?"
"You will face obstacles. Don?t let them scare you. Fear is part of the game. Trying things outside of your comfort zone is essential, because your ability to grow as a person is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can handle. So be strong and fearless on this journey we call life."