Cross country motivational Quotes

Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better.

— Juha Vaatainen

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

— Ken Doherty

A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high.

— Molly Ringwald

The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat.

— Bill Squires

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

— Herb Elliott

Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and…

— Doris Brown Heritage

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be…

— Jacqueline Gareau

If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories…

— Don Kardong

Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.

— George A. Sheehan

Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me.

— Said Aouita

I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

— Jesse Owens

Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

— Bill Dellinger

Onions make me sad. A lot of people don't realize that.

— Mitch Hedberg

A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent…

— Robert de Castella

It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.

— Abe Gubegna

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm…

— Sasha Azevedo

The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a…

— Ed Eyestone

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

— Sam Snead

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport.

— Sasha Azevedo

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

— Chuck Norris

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

— Paula Radcliffe

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep....

— Robert Frost

It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.

— Brooks Johnson

Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.

— Henry James

A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be…

— Ken Doherty