“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

— Jim Ryun · Habits quote

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. — Jim Ryun quote card
Olympic runner · born 1947

Jim Ryun is an American former athlete who in 1964 became the first high school student to run a mile in under four minutes. He won a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and later served as a US Representative from Kansas.

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