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"I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really."
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"You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play."
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"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."
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"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."
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"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."
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"I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash."
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"When healthy competition prevails -- you come out to play and you play to win."
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"The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons."
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"True sportsmanship is excellence in motion!"
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"Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands."
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"It is really hard to make it convincing enough that you forget you are playing a video game."
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"In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge."
Childhood

"I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best."
Sports

"You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model."
Winning

"I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner."
Change

"Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands."
Athletes

"I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck."
Time

"What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me."
Work

"At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people."
Power

"When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds."
Sports

"This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts."
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