Jim Ryun
1947
5
Quotes
Biography
Jim Ryun is a former American athlete and politician who was a middle-distance runner. He was born in 1947 in Wichita, Kansas. Ryun set world records in the mile and the half-mile during his career, becoming the first high school student to run a mile in under four minutes. He represented the United States in the Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
2
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
3
It is what we think and do at this moment that really creates the next moment.
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Levels of self-motivation and self-regulation are factors typically found in high achievers.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.