Noureddine Morceli Quotes

And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.

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• And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.

  

  Noureddine Morceli
  • Record
  • Succeed
  • Beat