But I can hardly sit still. I keep fidgeting, crossing one leg and then the other. I feel like I could throw off sparks, or break a window--maybe rearrange all the furniture. ― Raymond Carver

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We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs.

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What I've done in this older part of my life is I started foundation called 261 Fearless, named after my old ,1967 Boston Marathon, bib number.I thought we could create training and a communicative, non-judgmental platform, in a movement to let them know they're not alone. Then fearless women can reach out to help women who are fearful and take that first step using the vehicle of running because it's transformational. It works for every woman every time.

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The cynic is his own worst enemy. It requires far less skill to run a wrecking company than it does to be an architect.

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I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

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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. — Jesse Owens

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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

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Erase from your mind that your preparation must be perfect. Hard work + dedication = a shot at your dreams. Keep believing.

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One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.

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Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

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