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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Robert Schuller
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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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
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
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
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
