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“I got into running because I was too uncoordinated to play baseball, too small for basketball, and too tiny for football. I lived in a broken home and had looked to those sports as a way of staying away from my home.”

Quote by Gerry Lindgren

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Gerry Lindgren, born on March 9, 1946, is an enigmatic figure with an unknown profession and identity. more

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“I started running in Junior High School. I was so slow and uncoordinated the coach set me up with a paper route so that instead of going to work out after school I went to the corner of Providence Ave at Crestline St. and picked up a bundle of 15 newspapers.”

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“I just wanted to quit running. My coach, Tracy Walters, took me aside and told me that I had an opportunity few people ever get. He said that I could inspire the whole team because I was so small and unathletic.”

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“We didn't keep track of how many miles we ran back then. We just ran. If you LOVE to run with the kind of passion I have for running, you will understand this. Running was my mode of transportation.”

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“Based on my experience; I would develop fast speed before anything else. Get your young runners so they can run and teach them speed.”

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“The best runners every year are those who race out way too fast.”

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“My key to victory was that I always went out way too fast. Too fast erases every other race strategy out there. Everyone is hanging on for dear life or they give up.”

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“Kids are afraid that if they race too fast they will get tired. Way too much fear and way too little COURAGE.”

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“I never did cross training or lifted weights or put anything between myself and my passion for running.”

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“There is NOTHING you can do with your running time that is better for you than running. Any other activity only pulls you down and erases passion.”

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“When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears.”

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