The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn’t make the athlete.
BILL BONNERThe real purpose of running isn’t to win a race, it’s to test the limits of the human heart.
More Bill Bonner Quotes
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The economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy.
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The idea that the harder you work, the better you’re going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.
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If you have a body, you are an athlete!
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Both the liberal and the conservative are in agreement: it is all very well to let the people alone, but only if they do what you want them to do.
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People are upset. They know something is wrong. But they don’t know what. The real explanation is too complicated. They won’t sit still for it. So, they look for scapegoats – the rich…the banks…the Chinese.
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Once vast numbers of people have come to believe the lie, they adjust their own behavior to bring themselves into sync with it, and thereby change the world itself.
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You can forget about recovery. There is no recovery – and there’s not going to be any recovery. Recovery is an impossibility.
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If someone says, ‘Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?’ ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?…. The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.
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A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.
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Yes, there are constraints on the way the insiders use their power. There are ‘checks and balances,’ built into the constitution, for example.
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The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn’t have on things he doesn’t need — we’re done for.
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God determines how fast you’re going to run; I can help only with the mechanics.
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If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you’re a winner.
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Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.
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Don’t give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.
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