I run to see who has the most guts.
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You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.
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I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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What I want is to be number one.
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