Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2010). Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen, p.13, Profile Books
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