This is what I wanted. They tell

“This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.”

— Haile Gebrselassie

Author: Haile Gebrselassie
Category: history
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I remember, when I was a kid,

“I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into her girdle – a piece of equipment so rigid it could stand up on its own – and I remember her coming home from fancy parties and racing upstairs to extricate herself from its cruel iron grip.”

— Susan Orlean

Author: Susan Orlean
Category: home
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