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Sometimes The Things We Want Most Are The Hardest To Get. That Means You Need To Be Even More Determined To Succeed. That's What It Takes To Be A Winner. You Have To Want It Bad Enough To Stick With It No Matter How Tough Things Get.

-Chuck Norris

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Sometimes The Things We Want Most Are The Hardest To Get. That Means You Need To Be Even More Determined To Succeed. That's What It Takes To Be A Winner. You Have To Want It Bad Enough To Stick With It No Matter How Tough Things Get.

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