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Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
-Chinese Proverb
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It's rude to count people as you pass them. Out loud.
-Anonymous
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To be good is not enough when you dream of being great.
-Anonymous
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Pain is weakness leaving the body.
-Anonymous
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Pains lasts for a moment, but pride lasts forever.
-Anonymous
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Dead Last Finish is greater than Did Not Finish, which trumps Did Not Start.
-Anonymous
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Running is like mouthwash; if you can feel a burn, its working.
-Anonymous
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Runners just do it - they run for the finish line even if someone else has reached it first.
-Anonymous
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The best runs sometimes come on days when you didn't feel like running.
-Anonymous
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There have been many times I regretted skipping a run - but there has never been a time I regretted taking one.
-Anonymous
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To the brave and the faithful, nothing is impossible.
-Anonymous
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Pain is temporary...quitting is forever.
-Anonymous
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All it takes is all you got.
-Anonymous
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I am better than I was yesterday but not as good as I will be tomorrow.
-Anonymous
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I will do today what you won't, so I can do tomorrow what you can't.
-Anonymous
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For the level of condition that I have now, that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done. I never felt a point where I hit the wall. It was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness.
-Lance Armstrong, commenting on running the New York City Marathon in his post-cycling career
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The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
-John Bingham
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What distinguishes those of us at the starting line from those of us on the couch is that we learn through running to take what the days gives us, what our body will allow us, and what our will can tolerate.
-John Bingham
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There is no bad weather, just soft runners.
-Bill Bowerman
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The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.
-Bill Bowerman
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
-Jimmy Carter
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If you are going through hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill
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Good things come slow - especially in distance running.
-Bill Dellinger
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Run like you stole something.
-Daniel Farrow
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Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.
-Tom Fleming
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