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"Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast."
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"It takes lot of practice to get it right."

"Life is a practice. When you 'fail,' you can immediately begin practicing again."

"No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice."

"What we learn in meditation, we can apply to all other realms of our lives."

"Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice."

"It takes a lot of practices to get it right. The key is to keep practicing."

"As you jump new hurdles, you gain greater confidence. Confidence can be achieved like any other practiced skill."
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"What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come."

"Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast."

"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."

"When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow."

"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."

"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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