One of my students (a marathoner) posted this:

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up. ~Amby Burfoot. 

I had to look up who Amby Burfoot is, but I loved the quote. Turns out he won the Boston Marathon in 1968. I know I'm never going to do something like that, but I certainly appreciate the sentiment!