Quote #6

'If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' Ignore him! What the hell difference does it make? The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.'

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  3. 'I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.'
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  5. 'God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics.'

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