Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
The coach's main job is 20 percent technical and 80 percent inspirational. — Franz Stampfl Copy Share Image
Endurance? You've only got to get out there and do it. Face up to it: man was meant to run. — Percy Cerutty Copy Share Image
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
I cannot have survival as my only goal. That would be too boring. My goal is to come back in my best… — Ludmila Engquist Copy Share Image
Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished. — Jack Lovelock Copy Share Image
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your… — Juma Ikangaa 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
They're very tenacious. They're dedicated. Once a woman decides she's going to do something, she'll probably stick to it. The only problem… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
A coach can be like oasis in the desert of a runner's lost enthusiasm. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem. — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see… — Mike Royko Copy Share Image
Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion. — Lorraine Moller Copy Share Image
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama, competition, camaraderie & heroism — Fred Lebow Copy Share Image
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
Respect your parents. What they tell you is true. Hard work, dedication and faith will get you anything. Imagination will drive itself.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight. — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
