When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. - Michael Jordan

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Woe to that man who runs when God has not sent him; and woe to him who refuses to run, or who ceases to run, when God has sent him.

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Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand.

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The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be. ― Leo Babauta

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Life is like an onion; you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. ― Carl Sandburg

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Champions keep playing until they get it right. — Billie Jean King

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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the running to spread the truth among such persons.

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Every journey begins with a single step.

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I don't feel like myself unless I run. It's how I deal with sadness and happiness. I need it. It's like therapy.

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