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“It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward. ”
― The Contender
― The Contender
“You are not a mere spectator at a contest between cancer cells and killer drugs. Your attitude is important. Your will to get healthy. People give up; sometimes it seems easier to die than hang in there, go the distance... You've got to be your own hero. People need to find things inside themselves they never knew were there.”
― The Chemo Kid
― The Chemo Kid
“Here to win. Not to make 'em mad”
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“Sometimes I'm not sure I understand this generation."
"They got to find their own way," said Aunt Pearl. "Same as we did.”
― The Contender
"They got to find their own way," said Aunt Pearl. "Same as we did.”
― The Contender
“Police, you under arrest!”
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“Henry would never know how good it could feel when a running wind chilled the sweat in your hair”
― The Contender
― The Contender
“Don't listen to that crowd, no one's hitting them”
― The Contender
― The Contender
