"Few of us know what we are capable of doing - we have never pushed ourselves hard enough to find out"
(Alfred A. Montapert)
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"I was magnificent, it was so simple, easy, I was just jogging. I understood Einstein's theory of relativity as time seemed to stand still. I could see everything before I did it. I felt so powerful, so in tune, in balance. It was a perfect melody, a rhythm, I was really flowing. I was dangerous that day"
(Kris Akabusi)
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"Happiness is pushing your limits and watching them back down."
(New Balance)
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"The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible today" (Charles Eliot)
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"The perfect run. The wind at your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends by your side"
(Aaron Douglas Trimble)
Determination
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"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'."
(Paul Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner)
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"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."
(Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner)
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"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'"
(Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner)
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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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"No one ever drowned in sweat"
Power of Mind
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"This is where you will win the battle - in the playhouse of your mind"
(Maxwell Maltz)
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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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"Mind is everything; muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind
(Paavo Nurmi)
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You will be a winner when you realize failure is only an attitude of mind
