Antonio Iturbe. Keeper of the books from Auschwitz (№ 421940)

The strongest athlete is not the one who comes to the finish line first. The first at the finish line is the fastest. The strongest is the one who gets up after the fall. The one with a backache but running. One who does not leave the distance if the target is far away. And when such a runner reaches the finish line, he will become the winner. Sometimes you cannot become the fastest, even if you really want to, because your legs are not long enough or your lungs are too small. But you can always become the strongest. It depends only on you, on your willpower and on your efforts. I cannot ask you to become the fastest, but I will demand from you that you become the strongest.