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Olympic Runner Came Not to Start But Finish The Race

Hours behind the runner in front of him, the last marathoner finally entered the Olympic stadium. Limping into the arena, the Tanzanian runner showed pain with every step, his knee bleeding and bandaged from an earlier fall. His ragged appearance immediately caught the attention of the remaining crowd, who cheered him on to the finish line. Why did he stay in the race? What made him endure his injuries to the end? When asked these questions later, he replied, “My country did not send me 7000 miles to start the race. They sent me 7000 miles to finish the race.” (Swindoll’s Ultimate Book of Illustrations and Quotes, p. 210).