The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race; it’s to test the limits of the human heart.

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"Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won."

- Bill Bowerman

Success

"There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."

- Bill Bowerman

Resilience

"There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."

- Bill Bowerman

Resilience

"There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."

- Bill Bowerman

Resilience

"If you have a body, you are an athlete."

- Bill Bowerman

Belief in Self

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth