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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
--Theodore Roosevelt
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Hard work, given time, will defeat talent.
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The best index to a persons' character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. --Abigail Van Buren
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If the miles behind me could be put into words before you…
You would feel my efforts, my struggles, my desires,
Most of all you would see my joy…
Watch me from afar run the trails and hills
and miles upon miles and you will see me.
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A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be.
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The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat. --Bill Squires
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All top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired and go to bed feeling very tired. -- Brendan Foster
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Games require skill. Running requires endurance, character, pride, physical strength, and mental toughness. Running is a test, not a game. A test of faith, belief, will, and trust in one's self. So hardcore that it needs a category all to itself to define the pain. When game players criticize, it's because they aren't willing to understand, not because they're stronger. Running is more than a sport; it's a lifestyle. If you have to ask us why we run, you'll never understand, so just accept. --Jessica Propst
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Why is it so hard to believe that if you get out there every day and work as hard as you can, you'll run well, or get a degree, or get a good job? --George Young
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ONE CLIP THAT SUMMARIZES IT ALL:
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=-8XSit8XyeM
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Running is real and relatively simple…but it ain't easy.
--Mark Will-Weber
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In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that.