The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top. — Herb Elliott Copy Share Image
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
When you run in places you visit, you encounter things you'd never see otherwise. — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
So much in life seems inflexible and unchangeable, and part of the joy of running and especially racing is the realization that… — Nancy Anderson Copy Share Image
I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win. — Alberto Salazar 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
Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is… — Lynn Jennings Copy Share Image
The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
Stepping outside the comfort zone is the price I pay to find out how good I can be. If I planned on… — Desiree Linden Copy Share Image
You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
To understand Cerutty you have to see him as a multifaceted personality. He could be both charming and very abusive. He was… — John Landy Copy Share Image
If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner. You know what a winner is? A… — Walter Payton 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
It may not always feel wonderful. but you're out there doing it. You're running while others are just walking. Or sitting around.… — Deborah Reber 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
The key to running a good marathon is to not listen to anyone's advice the last week before the race. That's when… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Concentrate on small segments of your race at a time. For example, rather than obsessing about the distance that remains, simply complete… — Jerry Lynch 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
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
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
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
