该句使用比喻手法，将竞争描述为马拉松，增强了表达的形象性。
I believe employees come first, and customers second. Without them, this website wouldn't exist. Only when employees are happy can our customers be happy. The encouragement from customers motivates them to work with passion, driving the continuous growth of the website. — Jack Ma
If you see ten rabbits, which one will you catch? Some people chase this one, then that one, and in the end, they catch nothing. A CEO's primary task is not just seeking opportunities, but knowing when to say "no" to them. When there are too many opportunities, you must focus on one. I can only catch one rabbit; if I try to catch too many, I will lose everything. — Jack Ma
What are the fundamental qualities an employee should possess? At Alibaba, we require our employees to have integrity, the ability to learn, an optimistic spirit, and an attitude of embracing change. — Jack Ma
I firmly believe our model will be profitable. If Amazon is the longest river and Everest is the highest mountain, then Alibaba is the richest treasure. A healthy company cannot rely solely on external infusions; the key is to develop its own "blood-making" capability. — Jack Ma
In the first hundred meters of a sprint, no one is a competitor, because The real race is a three-thousand-meter marathon. It is only after running four or five hundred meters that you can truly pull ahead. — Jack Ma
我认为员工第一，客户第二。没有员工，就没有这个网站。只有让他们开心，客户才会开心。而客户的鼓励会激励他们全身心地投入工作，推动网站不断发展。——马云
看见10只兔子，你到底抓哪一只？有些人一会儿抓这个，一会儿抓那个，最后可能一只也抓不住。CEO的主要任务不是寻找机会，而是学会对机会说“不”。机会太多时，必须专注于一个目标。我只能抓一只兔子，抓多了，什么都会失去。——马云
员工应该具备哪些基本素质？在阿里巴巴，我们要求员工具备诚信、学习能力、乐观精神以及拥抱变化的态度。——马云
我深信我们的模式能够盈利。亚马逊是世界上最长的河，8848是世界上最高的山，而阿里巴巴是世界上最富有的宝藏。一个好的企业不能仅靠输血生存，关键在于实现自我造血。——马云
在最初的一百米冲刺中，谁都不是对手，因为这本质上是一场三千米的马拉松。当你跑了四五百米后，才能逐渐拉开距离。——马云
"Sometimes this can be done steadily over a long period."
"Ten years of sharpening your skills, dedication unchanged; ten years of persistence, success awaits."
"Success does not happen overnight."
"To cultivate a lifelong expertise or passion is like running a marathon"
"Do not treat the marathon of life like a hundred-meter sprint."