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The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.


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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.



Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it.

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it.



The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.



Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.



Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.



One chance is all you need.

One chance is all you need.



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A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.



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Running is real. It’s all joy and woe, hard as diamond. It makes you weary beyond comprehension, but it also makes you free.



Hitler didn't snub me - it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram.

Hitler didn't snub me - it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram.



Only by God?s grace have I made it to see today and only by God?s grace will I ever see tomorrow.

Only by God?s grace have I made it to see today and only by God?s grace will I ever see tomorrow.





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