Don't try to rush progress. ...

Don\'t try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.
Don't try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.
 Kara Goucher

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon.
 Kara Goucher
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.
 Kara Goucher
Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.
 Kara Goucher
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.
 Kara Goucher
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.
 Kara Goucher