Amagama ashukumisayo okukukhuthaza ukuba usebenze ngobukhulu
Abantu bagijima ngezizathu ezahlukene . Abaningi bayakwenza ngenxa yezinzuzo zezempilo abangayithola ngokusebenza inhliziyo, amaphaphu, kanye nemisipha ngesikhathi esifanayo. Abanye bakhetha ukugijima ngoba kubanika isethi ecacile yemigomo abangayithola bese idlula.
Abanye bagijima emncintiswaneni ; abanye bahlanganyele noma babe ngaphandle emoyeni. Yiziphi zonke abagijimi ababelana ngazo, noma kunjalo, umuzwa oyedwa wokufeza. Kuyinto ehlukile kakhulu, okushoyo, ukugijima ku-treadmill nokuhamba ngezinyawo endaweni ye-spin. Ukugijima kukuthola kusuka lapha kuya lapho futhi kubonisa ukuthi lo mdlalo ukhuluma ngani: uhambo.
Mhlawumbe inselele enkulu yokusebenza akuyona imizimba yethu kodwa isimo sethu sengqondo. Yilapho isikhuthazo esincane singanikeza ukukhahlela okukhuthazayo kudingeka sidonsa izicathulo zethu bese siphuma lapho. Nazi izingcaphuno ezingu-13 ezenzelwe ukwenza lokho nje.
UJoan Benoit, ngo-1984 I-Gold Medal Olympian
"Awukho umuzwa ongcono kunalokho lapho uthola khona lowo mzuzu wokulinganisela nokuvumelana lapho kokubili ukugijima nokuphila kuhlangana ndawonye." Khona-ke uyazi ukuthi kungani ugijima nokuthi awukwazi ukuhlala ngaphandle kwalo. "
UBill Rodgers, iMine-Time Boston Marathon Champ
"Iseluleko enginalo sabaqalayo yilona ifilosofi efanayo enginayo yabagijimi bazo zonke izigaba zesipiliyoni kanye nekhono: ukuvumelana, indlela yokuziphatha, ukulinganisela, nokwenza ukujabulisa kwakho, kunokuba kunesabekayo, yingxenye yokuphila kwakho."
UJohn J. Kelley, 1957 iBoston Marathon Champ
"Abagijimi basuke banomuthi omncane, kodwa singabantu abahle abafuna ukujabulela inselela yethu enempilo, eyinselele. Abanye bangase bangaqondi ukuthi bagijima yini, kodwa siyakwenza, futhi siyayithanda.
U-Grete Waitz, iNine-Time NY Marathon Champ
"Kuzo zonke izintambo zokuqeda umqhubi ogijimayo-ugcwalise ne-cheers yesixuku nokuchofoza kwamakhulu amakhamera-kunamahora omsebenzi okhuni futhi ovame ukuba yedwa ongeke ukhulume ngawo."
UStephen Prefontaine, umnikazi we-Seven World Records
"Eminyakeni edlule, ngizinikezele izizathu eziyinkulungwane zokuqhubeka zigijima, kodwa zibuyele emuva lapho ziqala khona. Ihlela phansi ekuziphatheleni nokwaneliseka."
UDeena Kastor, uMdalist we-Bronze wama-Olympic ka-2004
"Ubuhle bokugijima buyinto elula; ubuhle bezingijimi ukuthi sonke sinezimo ezifanayo zokuthuthukisa. Singazama ukuqhuba okusemandleni ethu noma ukukhipha umzila okokuqala, okuzokwenzela i-snowball esikhathini esizayo sokuzama ukugijimela abantu abathintekayo. Abakwa-racers emigwaqweni bayindawo eqinile yokudlala abagibeli be-mileage-abajabule, abacindezelayo. "
UWilma Rudolph, i-Olympic Gold Champ esithathu
"Ungalokothi uphazamise amandla amaphupho kanye nomthelela womoya wesintu. Sonke sinjalo kulo mbono. Ikhono lobukhulu lihlala ngaphakathi komunye wethu."
UJesse Owens, uMdalistista wegolide oMgqibelo wama-Olimpiki amane
"Ngangihlala ngithanda ukugijimela ... kwakuyinto ongayenza wena ngokwakho nangaphansi kwamandla akho. Ungaya kunoma iyiphi indlela, ngokusheshisa noma ngokusheshisa njengoba uthanda, ukulwa nomoya uma uzizwa uthanda, ukufuna izinto ezintsha nje ngamandla ezinyawo zakho kanye nesibindi samaphaphu akho. "
I-Billy Mills, i-Gold Medal Olympian
"Okubalulekile akuyona ukunqoba, kodwa ukufinyelela ngaphakathi ekujuleni kwamakhono akho nokuncintisana ngokwakho ngangokunokwenzeka.Uma wenza lokho, unesizotha. Unayo ukuziqhenya. Ungahamba ngokulingana nokuziqhenya kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani lapho uqeda khona. "
UFlorence Griffith Joyner, i-Three-Time Gold Olympian
"Uma umuntu engitshela ukuthi angikwazi ukwenza lutho, angisekho ukulalela."