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More Quotes by Kara Goucher
We train together to make each other great.
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.
I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm in the race and I get to those dark moments, I can think of the word and it evokes that emotion for me.
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.
I try to think about positive things - how great my form is, how my arms are swinging, my breathing, how loud people are cheering. My sports psychologist taught me there are a million things telling you you can't keep going, but if you find the things that say you can, you're golden.
Hill sprints are good for everyone!
Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.
Don't try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.
You can't do in a race what you haven't prepared for.
In the end I have to hold myself accountable...I had to make a change if I really wanted to reach the goals I had set for myself. I had to get out of being comfortable and get into a situation that was going to really push me.
