Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld - Quotesmemo.com

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I'm really hard on myself as well, nothing is good enough for me in training. I always want more, I always want to give 100%. I use my training like a competition. I imagine these two girls next to me every time single time I'm going over those hurdles in training.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.

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