Dean Karnazes (1962) American distance runner
Source: 50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!
“Never knew if you had any luck left unless you pushed it.”
Source: Leviathan Wakes (2011), Chapter 18 (p. 187)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
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