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“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.” Jim Valvano
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“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” Larry Bird
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“You are really never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.” Arthur Ashe
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“Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try your best.” Rafael Nadal
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Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…play for her.” Mia Hamm
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“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” Kobe Bryant
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“The key to success is failure.” Michael Jordan
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“Pressure is a privilege.” Billie Jean King
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“Failure is not falling down. Failure is not getting back up.” Zig Ziglar
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe
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“To get something you never had you have to do something you never did.” Thomas Jefferson
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“Somewhere in the world, someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.” Tom Fleming
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“Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.” Wilma Rudolph
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“No human is limited.” Eliud Kipchoge
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“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” Dean Karnazes
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“An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.” Emil Zatopek
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“It’s not the will to win that matters – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” Paul “Bear” Bryant
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“The best competition I have is against myself to become better.” John Wooden
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“May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.” Kobe Bryant
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“Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Vince Lombardi
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