Grete Waitz

(62 votes)   For every finish-line tape a runner breaks -- complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras -- there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about.

Grete Waitz
Norwegian-born American Marathon Runner

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(15 votes)   I am a private person and that has always been my personality.

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(14 votes)   Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe in staying motivated and keeping as fit as you can.

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(14 votes)   Every day I spend time on the treadmill. I am walking faster, stronger and harder than I was two months ago.

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(14 votes)   In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.

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(14 votes)   My goal next year, if the situation allows it, is that I will complete the New York City marathon. I don't know if I will be about to run it.

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(14 votes)   There is no guarantee. If you are fit and eat well or if you smoke and don't take care of yourself-I had never been sick or hospitalized.

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(14 votes)   What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

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(14 votes)   You go into the disease as one person and come out of it as a different person. It has changed my perspective on everything. Things that used to upset me no longer do.

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(13 votes)   I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.

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(13 votes)   The worst injury I ever had was a stress fracture from running.

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(12 votes)   For a couple of days after chemotherapy, food tastes really bland, even the best foods. I haven't been sick, but have been a little tired. I haven't lost any weight.

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(12 votes)   I am living in Norway, where I am under the care of the best cancer doctor in Norway and I can be closer to my family.

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(11 votes)   One day you are happy and laughing and the next you are crying.

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(14 votes)   I tried to keep it secret, but the story got into the newspapers. It was more difficult for my family, who couldn't understand why the media wouldn't leave me in peace.

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