"There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race."

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"There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race."

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"You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it."

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"Men, today we die a little."

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"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."

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"It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys."

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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."

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"The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the 500, he reaches the five hundred thousand."

Brooks Adams, American Historian

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Henry B. Adams, American Historian

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Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

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"The big difference is the size of the crew and the flexibility of shooting because of the size. I mean, it's crazy. So you can't improvise, you cannot suddenly do something that comes to mind, whereas in a small production you have much more flexibility."

Bille August, Danish Director

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"We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference."

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"It's not what you play but what you leave out that makes the difference."

John Barrow, American Politician

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"The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other."

Edmund Barton, Australian Politician

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"I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made."

David Beckham, English Athlete

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