"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."
-Emil Zatopek
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"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.“
-Emil Zatopek
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