Just do the best with what you have, and you'll soon be doing it better. — Gil Hodges Copy Share Image
Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road. — Ryan Shay Copy Share Image
In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration. — Tegla Loroupe Copy Share Image
I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Some might say that it's easier to be the runner than the runner's family. — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Set small goals along the way and don't be overwhelmed by the process. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
The coach's main job is 20 percent technical and 80 percent inspirational. — Franz Stampfl Copy Share Image
There is the truth about the marathon and very few of you have written the truth. Even if I explain to you,… — Douglas Wakiihuri 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
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
Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas. — Esa Tikkanen Copy Share Image
No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them. — Danny Harris Copy Share Image
Somethings don't always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal… — Yogi Berra Copy Share Image
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an… — Fred Lebow Copy Share Image
The desire to run comes from deep within us — from the unconscious, the intuitive, the instinctive. And that desire becomes a… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
No one knows the fear in a front runner's mind more than me. When you set off at a cracking pace for… — Ron Clarke 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
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
Thank God for running. It is the ultimate detox for me, whether my poison is bubbles, a foul mood, or a bad… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
1. Stress improvement, not perfection (or winning). 2. Don't take yourself too seriously; laugh at yourself and have fun. 3. Set attainable… — Dick Gould Copy Share Image
The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
When I came to New York in 1978, I was a full-time school teacher and track runner, and determined to retire from… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
