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Drugs? Let the people decide

In his book, It’s Not About the Bike, cycling superstar Lance Armstrong asserted that the power of the mind is far stronger than the body.

"Pain", he said, "is temporary. Quitting lasts forever". 

The first time I read it, I remember being quite taken with the notion that you can conquer physical encumbrance by focussing on your inner mental strengths.  Hmm, I thought, that’s right on the money, I might give that a go. 

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