We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
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If you want to win a race try the 100 meter. If you want to win an experience try the marathon.
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Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.
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To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.
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