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“Our culture has become so obsessed with celebrity that it’s easy to confuse fame with success. They are not the same thing.”
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
“Whenever a soldier needed an escape, the antidote to anxiety, relief from boredom, a bit of laughter, inspiration, or hope, he cracked open a book and drank in the words that would transport him elsewhere.”
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“Racing is an escape from society. From symbols of status, and self-perception. A chance to just be. For everyone to just be, with each other.”
― Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing
― Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing
“When you’re as small as I am, people don’t expect you to be much of an athlete. You either wilt under the weight of low expectations, or you rise above them.”
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
“Appearances can be misleading. You just never know what’s inside someone until he’s tested.”
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
― Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
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The online book club from the magazine of international literature and culture, World Literature Today.
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