Jim told me that he wasn't sad at Roger's death. As a runner gets near the finish, his body is racked with pain. But once he crosses that line he feels wonderful. He said that Roger had suffered a lot towards to end of his life. Run so as to win.
Athletes strictly discipline themselves.
They do this to win a perishable crown, but we to win an imperishable one. No, I drive my body and discipline it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. I write this reflection on the first anniversary of the day on which Jim himself, after enduring much pain, crossed the finish line. When I was last able to visit him, Jim was slumped into an easy chair. Gone were his once powerful muscles.