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"A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes."

"It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself."

"If you hear Bing Crosby trying to swing, it doesn't work. He swings like a rusty gate."
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"There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff."

"It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go."

"A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time."

"When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves."

"I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older."

"The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing."
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