Lynn Jennings famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Running reminded me exactly who I am and what I am made of.
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Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.
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I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.
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The freedom of cross country is so primitive. It's woman vs. nature.
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Determination is like a muscle. If you do not use it regularly, it fades away.
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Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is right.
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The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you're one with the mud.
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I brought killer intensity to my workouts… It’s not enough to just show up and do the workout. You have to bring something to it… What was your intention? If you are not believing with all fervour and relentlessness in what it is you want to do, no one is going to do that for you.
-- Lynn Jennings
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By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, “There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.†But all the little streams higher up in the Forest went this way and that, quickly, eagerly, having so much to find out before it was too late.
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The movie, like the book before it, is an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears. Directed by Josh Boone ('Stuck in Love') with scrupulous respect for John Green's best-selling young-adult novel, the film sets out to make you weep -- not just sniffle or choke up a little, but sob until your nose runs and your face turns blotchy. It succeeds.
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I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants
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Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.
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People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the Oscars and not seeing the movie. Before you make a statement about someone, get all the information and see everything before you make a judgment.
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I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
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You tempt me. I can’t be tempted. I’m not made to be tempted.
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He'd made sure i had something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.
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I made my first movie when I was five.
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You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.
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