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
Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Training is doing your homework. It's not exciting. More often than not it's tedious. There is certainly no glory in it. But… — Jack Edmonds 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
I limbered up just a little before entering the stadium, and even so I felt a twinge in my thigh, no doubt… — Jules Ladoumegue Copy Share Image
There was nothing unusual about my victory. The entire story was back in eighth place. There is simply no way to imagine… — Dyrol Burleson Copy Share Image
It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which… — Roger Bannister 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
Out of the silver heat mirage he ran. The sky burned, and under him the paving was a black mirror reflecting sun-fire.… — James Tabor Copy Share Image
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime. — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Fitness if like the blade of a knife; you want to sharpen it without ruining the blade. — Sally Jenkins Copy Share Image
The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well. — Pierre de Coubertin 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
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
The stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
I ran my first sub-4-minute mile in 1977 and since then have run 136 more. Nobody has run as many sub-4s as… — Steve Scott Copy Share Image
I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now,… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
You have to go through cycles of extreme poverty and suffering for a while; they are used to that...They get up early,… — Keith Brantly Copy Share Image
