"[Scientific testing] can't determine how the mind will tolerate pain in a race. Sometimes, I say, 'Today I can die.'"

-- Gelindo Bordin

#Running Quotes #Pain Quotes #Race Quotes

“I liked Bugs Bunny. He was pretty good. He's annoying as a duck and he's anti-proletarian. Daffy Duck I couldn't see what was going on with him. He seemed like he was angry about something. My favorite one though is Pinocchio. I liked that kid. He was made of wood. I liked that for a start. I also liked how he'd tell a lie and his nose would grow. I liked the morality of that.”
“The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny.”
“I donâ€™t want to be in pain anymore. I want to be done, to be left unburdened and naked, to tear the hurt off my body like layers of clothes. At the end of the trail I stop and bend forward, hands on my knees, to catch my breath. Iâ€™m not healed, but for this moment, Iâ€™m better.”
“Only love has clear vision. Hatred has cloudy vision. When we hate we know not what we do.”
“I don't want to have a song like 'My Humps' and it be sagging down, so I pay attention to that area. A lot.”
“I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years. I don't look at the computer or anything. You have to have a filter on what you let in.”
“A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, 'Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza.' I was like, 'Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!'”
“Reaganomics, that makes sense to me. It means if you don't have enough money, it's just because poor people are hoarding it.”

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