The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
If you want to win anything - a race, yourself, your life - you have to go a little berserk. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Running is just such a monastery- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and look to… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you'd best begin with the Little Answers about your body. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
