Pugs are not graceful animals.

But what they lack in peak physical attributes and exquisite genetics, they make up for in gallons of moxy pouring out of every orifice of their squat, little bodies.

That’s the only way to explain the triumphant spirit this displays in this post from Reddit user WaiYouHeffToBeMad in the GIFS community. Run like no one is watching, and wipe out like you’ll never get hurt, you magnificent son of a bitch.

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After watching that gif, it’s hard not to notice the striking resemblance those dogs bear to the “thrill of victory” and “the agony of defeat” from the intro to ABC’s Wide World of Sports.