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Perhaps we'll never know how far the path can go, how much a human being can truly achieve, until we realize that the ultimate reward is not a gold medal but the path itself.

George Leonard

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George Leonard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 6
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