Paavo Nurmi Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.”
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“If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It is senseless to explain and explain.”
-- Paavo Nurmi -
“The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.”
-- Paavo Nurmi
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