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Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.

Amby Burfoot

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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
Learned
Running
Practiced
Skill
Motivation
Skills

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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
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I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.
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The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.
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As we run, we become.
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Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.
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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
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Don't judge your running by your speed.
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I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually do the run. That's one of my major reasons for pushing out the front door as often as I do-the adventure of it all.
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I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning.
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Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.
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It's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process.
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Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.
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It's wrong to believe that you need a certain physical body type to run. All body types can run. It's not about your legs, muscles, or cellulite. It's not about the physical side of things. If you train your brain, your body will follow. It's that simple. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.
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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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Courage is crossing a starting line.
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Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.
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You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.
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