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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Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.

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Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running. - Zig Ziglar

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The dew of compassion is a tear.

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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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There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.

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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.

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Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward.

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Death is a continuation of my life without me.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

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