You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport. — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running. — Abe Gubegna Copy Share Image
Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
I always loved running… It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen Copy Share Image
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren Copy Share Image
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning… — Paavo Nurmi Copy Share Image
If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Cross-country running was so beautiful with all the trails and the lake regions ... very physical and also a bit spiritual, where… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is… — Lynn Jennings Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who… — Jerome Drayton Copy Share Image
Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware… — John Farrington Copy Share Image
School cross country runs started because the rugby pitches were flooded. There was an alternative: extra studying. This meant there were plenty… — Gordon Pirie Copy Share Image
Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson Copy Share Image
Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
