{"id":1304,"date":"2012-03-05T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T13:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larryrivera.gfjs4z9g-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2012-03-05T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T13:40:08","slug":"win-or-losefinish-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larryrivera.com\/inspirationmotivational\/win-or-losefinish-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Win Or Lose|Finish The Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Running_girls_to_finish_of_Hr%C3%A1dek_race_in_T%C5%99eb%C3%AD%C4%8D%2C_Czech_Republic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"English: Running girls to finish of Hr\u00e1dek rac...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/aa\/Running_girls_to_finish_of_Hr%C3%A1dek_race_in_T%C5%99eb%C3%AD%C4%8D%2C_Czech_Republic.jpg\/300px-Running_girls_to_finish_of_Hr%C3%A1dek_race_in_T%C5%99eb%C3%AD%C4%8D%2C_Czech_Republic.jpg\" alt=\"English: Running girls to finish of Hr\u00e1dek rac...\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There comes a time in your life when you decide which way you will go. The moment you were brought into this world, you entered a race.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t matter if you come in first or last because non of that is relevant. What is relevant is how you ran the race. What matters is that you finish. A true winner never gives up even when they are burden with extreme pain. That is the stuff that winning is made of.<\/p>\n<p>It is okay to loose we all do from time to time. What is not okay is to not give it 110%.\u00a0 Not finishing the race. Remember you only truly loose when you give up. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are first or last. Just finish the race.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFKpZnok10s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Derek finished the race. 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