Marla Runyan Quotes

• Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential.

  Marla Runyan

  Inspirational, Confidence, Self Esteem

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• Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.

  Marla Runyan

  Attitude, People, Negativity

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• I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It's a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.

  Marla Runyan

  Wisdom, Attitude, Thinking

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• If all you do is make excuses, then that is how people see you. Make your strengths visible.

  Marla Runyan

  People, Excuse, Visible

  Source: visionlossresources.org

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• People suddenly expected less of me and I didn't want that. Not only could I keep up with sighted kids, I could excel. I have an intense competiveness that was always in me.

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  Kids, People, Want

  Source: visionlossresources.org

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• I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it to be a race.

  Marla Runyan

  Running, Race, Games

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• If you want to be known for whom you are as a person, then your responsibility it to make your qualities more visible. I believe if you don't you are becoming a victim.

  Marla Runyan

  Believe, Responsibility, Quality

  Source: visionlossresources.org

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• Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports.

  Marla Runyan

  Sports, Kids, Parent

  Source: visionlossresources.org

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• There is a big difference to someone being born with vision loss, to a kid having vision loss, to a senior having macular degeneration and losing their sight.

  Marla Runyan

  Senior, Kids, Loss

  Source: visionlossresources.org

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• It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some people to run the real distance and that was frustrating. So I took the pace around the second lap, which in some ways is suicidal...but I wanted the pace to be honest.

  Marla Runyan

  Running, Real, Distance

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