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> [I was born to be a runner. I simply love to run. It's almost like the faster I go, the easier it becomes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-was-born-to-be-a-runner-i-simply-love-to-run-it-s-almost-like-the/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

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## Other authors on Born to run

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-mcdougall-23970.jpg) Christopher McDougall 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/christopher-mcdougall/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-springsteen-20092.jpg) Bruce Springsteen 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/bruce-springsteen/)

## More by Mary Decker

> [I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-ve-always-got-such-high-expectations-for-myself-i-m-aware-of-them/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

> [I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-ve-never-felt-that-i-was-less-of-an-athlete-or-not-accomplished/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

> [We have a lot of property and we take care of it mostly ourselves, so that's what I spend a lot of time doing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/we-have-a-lot-of-property-and-we-take-care-of-it-mostly-ourselves-so/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

> [I can jog, but I can't run. That's hard for me. I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-can-jog-but-i-can-t-run-that-s-hard-for-me-i-like-the-fact-that-i/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

> [I can't complain about my life. I have a really nice life. I have a great family and I live in a gorgeous part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-can-t-complain-about-my-life-i-have-a-really-nice-life-i-have-a/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

> [I was born to be a runner. I simply love to run. It's almost like the faster I go, the easier it becomes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-decker/i-was-born-to-be-a-runner-i-simply-love-to-run-it-s-almost-like-the/)

[Mary Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-decker/)

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