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Stephen King, The Long Walk Quotes: It's like practicing pole vaulting your entire life, and then getting to the olympics and saying, ‘what the hell did I want to jump over this stupid bar for?
         

It's like practicing pole vaulting your entire life, and then getting to the olympics and saying, ‘what the hell did I want to jump over this stupid bar for?


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This page presents the quote "It's like practicing pole vaulting your entire life, and then getting to the olympics and saying, ‘what the hell did I want to jump over this stupid bar for?". Author of this quote is Stephen King, The Long Walk. This quote is about existentialism, metaphor, desperation,.