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“Weak runners wait for opportunities, strong ones make them.”
- Unknown

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“A Runner’s Creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all , I shall still do my best.”
- Ken Doherty

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“The only one that limits you is yourself.”
- Anonymous

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“Run hard when it’s hard to run.”
- Paavvo

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“There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run….you are not running for some future reward - the real reward is now!”
- Fred Rohe, author of The Zen of Running

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“I have no control over how fast my opposition can run. It’s not like I can tackle them. All I can do is work harder. Smarter. Train when my opposition doesn’t. In blood-chilling temperatures. Rain. Sleet. Wind.”
- Unknown

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“I am called to be faithful with the body, mind, and opportunities God has given me in preparing them to make the Olympic Team, and that is how I should measure the success of my season.”
- Sara Hall, elite U.S. middle distance runner

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“Ask your self. ‘Can I give more?’ The answer is usually: ‘Yes.’”
- Paul Tergat, former marathon world record holder

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“For me making some kind of positive impact through my athletics, making the friendships is what really matters … These are the things that matter, these are the things that count - That’s the true gold.”
- Josh Cox, U.S. marathon runner

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“My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.”
- Wilma Rudolf

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