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Advantage Quote by Don Kardong

“If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example,…” quote by Don Kardong — Download Open image

“If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter mile - he or she doesn't have an insurmountable advantage. But it's an unfair advantage, and in a field of equally matched athletes, it's more than enough to make a difference.”

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