The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I came in on this movie after there had been a director and I came in after Tom Courtenay had talked to… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I haven't seen too many American distance men on the international scene willing to take risks. I saw some U.S. women in… — Billy Mills Copy Share Image
The novelist is more a marathon runner than long-distance runner and the kind of courage it takes working in such isolation cannot… — Tobsha Learner Copy Share Image
I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children's author, a distance runner, a poet,… — Rachel Corrie Copy Share Image
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
“The distance runner who accepts the past in the person he is, and sees the future as a promise rather than a… — George Sheehan 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
“American History from Rutgers University and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Brazil. He lives in Columbia County, NY, with his wife… — Rachel Pasqua Copy Share Image
Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports. It's ironic because millions of people who swim as their regular exercise love the… — Diana Nyad Copy Share Image
When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is… — Gordon Pirie Copy Share Image
They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner. — Chuck Knox 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
Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just… — Keith Urban Copy Share Image
A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be… — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself. — Franz Stampfl Copy Share Image