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title: "3 Experience Race Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Experience Race quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Experience Race sayings and thoughts."
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> [The experience of the race shows that we get our most important education not through books but through our work. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-garlin-spencer/the-experience-of-the-race-shows-that-we-get-our-most-important/)

[Anna Garlin Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-garlin-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/anna-garlin-spencer-26212_book_the-experience-of-the-race-shows-that-we_499754.png)

> [Your goal is simple: Finish. Experience your first race, don't race it. Your first race should be slightly longer or slightly faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-glover/your-goal-is-simple-finish-experience-your-first-race-don-t-race-it/)

[Bob Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-glover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/bob-glover-71029_announcing_your-goal-is-simple-finish-experience-yo_837780.jpg)

> [No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/no-matter-how-old-i-get-the-race-remains-one-of-life-s-most-rewarding-2/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/george-a-sheehan-10745_challenges_no-matter-how-old-i-get-the-race-remains_1774013.jpg)

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