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title: "2 Jogging Quotes By George A. Sheehan"
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> [There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year… But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/there-are-as-many-reasons-for-running-as-there-are-days-in-a-year-but/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

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> [There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/there-are-as-many-reasons-for-running-as-there-are-days-in-the-year/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

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## More by George A. Sheehan

> [Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/happiness-is-different-from-pleasure-happiness-has-something-to-do/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/everyone-is-an-athlete-the-only-difference-is-that-some-of-us-are-in/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [If you want to win anything - a race, yourself, your life - you have to go a little berserk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/if-you-want-to-win-anything-a-race-yourself-your-life-you-have-to-go/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/no-matter-how-old-i-get-the-race-remains-one-of-life-s-most-rewarding/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Have you ever felt worse after a run?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/have-you-ever-felt-worse-after-a-run/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [There is no substitute for learning to live in our bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/there-is-no-substitute-for-learning-to-live-in-our-bodies/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/exercise-is-done-against-one-s-wishes-and-maintained-only-because-the/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/the-real-competition-is-against-the-little-voice-inside-you-that/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/running-makes-you-an-athlete-in-all-areas-of-life-trained-in-the/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Running is just such a monastery- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/running-is-just-such-a-monastery-a-retreat-a-place-to-commune-with/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and look to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/for-every-runner-who-tours-the-world-running-marathons-there-are-2/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you'd best begin with the Little Answers about your body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/if-you-want-to-find-the-answers-to-the-big-questions-about-your-soul/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/listen-to-your-body-do-not-be-a-blind-and-deaf-tenant/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [Some think guts is sprinting at the end of a race. But guts is what got you there to begin with. Guts start back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/some-think-guts-is-sprinting-at-the-end-of-a-race-but-guts-is-what/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

> [I have met my hero, and he is me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/i-have-met-my-hero-and-he-is-me/)

[George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/)

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