George A. Sheehan Quotes About Marathon
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It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.
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Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.
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Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.
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For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and look to the day when it all is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.
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The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely.
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The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit
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