I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

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I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide.

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Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

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The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

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But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.

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What do you do after you are world-famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope? Do you go back home and take a job? What do you do to keep your sanity? You come back to the real world.

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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.

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I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

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i thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.

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The potential for greatness lives within us all.

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