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> [The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same person before, during and after the race, so the result, however important, will not define you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/the-key-is-to-trust-in-your-preparation-you-have-done-all-you-can-so/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

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## More by Chrissie Wellington

> [Never, ever give up. And smile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/never-ever-give-up-and-smile/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [“But life is a lot more balanced and varied now. My competitive nature has softened, and my drive and determination are channelled into different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/but-life-is-a-lot-more-balanced-and-varied-now-my-competitive-nature/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It keeps you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/i-have-an-addictive-personality-sport-is-my-drug-of-choice-these-days/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [Just seize every opportunity you have, embrace every experience. Make a mark, for all the right reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/just-seize-every-opportunity-you-have-embrace-every-experience-make-a/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [The television reports gave me my first inkling of a world beyond my own, a world that wasn't fair or equal, a world of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/the-television-reports-gave-me-my-first-inkling-of-a-world-beyond-my/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [No one should ever be afraid of failing; it's being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/no-one-should-ever-be-afraid-of-failing-it-s-being-afraid-to-give-it/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/if-we-let-our-head-drop-our-heart-drops-with-it-keep-your-head-up-and/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/the-key-is-to-trust-in-your-preparation-you-have-done-all-you-can-so/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [I run to feel complete, to feel alive, to feel happy, and to feel free. I run to visit beautiful places, to overcome my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/i-run-to-feel-complete-to-feel-alive-to-feel-happy-and-to-feel-free-i/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [It's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/it-s-not-records-i-chase-it-s-self-improvement-and-that-cannot-be/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [“If you can't fly, run; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk, crawl.-Martin Luther King”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/if-you-can-t-fly-run-if-you-can-t-run-walk-if-you-can-t-walk-crawl/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [When things are tough, you get tougher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/when-things-are-tough-you-get-tougher/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/there-s-an-importance-of-keeping-an-open-mind-the-brain-is-programmed/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/hard-work-and-an-open-mind-it-s-the-only-way-to-realize-the-potential/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

> [No one should ever be afraid of failing; it’s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against. If there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-wellington/no-one-should-ever-be-afraid-of-failing-it-s-being-afraid-to-give-it-2/)

[Chrissie Wellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-wellington/)

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