God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics. — Bill Bowerman 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
A coach can be like oasis in the desert of a runner's lost enthusiasm. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Once you have decided that winning isn't everything, you become a winner. — George A. Sheehan 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
It's my own space, my own time, when I'm just out there letting my thoughts go. It's part of my day like… — Louise Andrews Kent 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
Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach. — Arthur Lydiard 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
Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest. — Bill Rodgers 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 body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be… — Jacqueline Gareau Copy Share Image
In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies… — Glenn Cunningham 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
The one thing that I really appreciate about being a runner is the incredible friendships and camaraderie that we, as runners, share.… — Jennifer Rhines Copy Share Image
Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its… — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you put down a good, solid foundation and build one room after another, pretty soon you have a house. You build… — Rod Dixon 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
When I was about 14 or 15, and running in a pretty muddy cross country race, one of my shoes stuck in… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
Get out well, but not too quickly, move through the field, be comfortable. Strategy-wise, go with your strengths. If you don't have… — John Treacy 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
