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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
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Marathon Runner
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Running
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Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It's only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and every day and attempts to be the best runner and best person he can be. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.
Amby Burfoot
Courage is crossing a starting line.
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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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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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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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You don't need any skill to run.......Every 3-year old knows how to run
Amby Burfoot
Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.
Amby Burfoot
It's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process.
Amby Burfoot
I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.
Amby Burfoot
Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition
Amby Burfoot
It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
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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.
Amby Burfoot
Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
Amby Burfoot
The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.
Amby Burfoot
Don't judge your running by your speed.
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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.
Amby Burfoot
Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.
Amby Burfoot
It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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