Pain is temporary, pride is forever – Lance Armstrong
Making it to cross-country provincials allowed to travel to Niamo and compete with so many amazing athletes and share a common interest of cross-country. They gave out long sleeve shirt merch with this quote on the back. (There was also a subway sponsorship on the back.) This quote is so true for not only sports but also in life. I only need to dedicate four more years of my life before I can call myself a high school graduate. The stress and sleep deprivation will only last for four years. After four years, I will spend the rest of my life as a well, educated high school student.
Making provincials had me go through so much pain and time. I would have to drag myself to running practice every sunny day even when I had slept at 12 pm last night and had woken at 6 am for band. The race was only a fourteen minute and 4 kilometers. I just needed to push through the next fourteen minutes and I will achieve a lifetime of pride. This quote represents so much of my motivation and dedication in life. This is why this quote is so important to me, it represents the motivation and dedication that keeps me going, every, single, day.