Marla Runyan Quotes

#1. I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it to be a race.

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#2. If all you do is make excuses, then that is how people see you. Make your strengths visible.

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#3. It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some people to run the real distance and that was frustrating. So I took the pace around the second lap, which in some ways is suicidal ... but I wanted the pace to be honest.

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#4. If you want to be known for whom you are as a person, then your responsibility it to make your qualities more visible. I believe if you don't you are becoming a victim.

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#5. Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential.

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#6. There is a big difference to someone being born with vision loss, to a kid having vision loss, to a senior having macular degeneration and losing their sight.

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#7. People suddenly expected less of me and I didn't want that. Not only could I keep up with sighted kids, I could excel. I have an intense competiveness that was always in me.

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#8. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.

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#9. Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports.

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