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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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"From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war."

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

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"You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it."

"There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race."

"What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come."

"The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on."

"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."

"An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head."

"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."
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