Marathon Quotes · Page 8

Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible,…

— Catherine Mayer

Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.

— George A. Sheehan

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

— Amby Burfoot

To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.

— Neil Peart

Congratulations on running a marathon without having to stop for a heart attack.

— Anonymous

Judging a child taking his first steps for not being able to run a marathon is shortsighted.

— Tyler Winklevoss

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.

— Kathrine Switzer

Marathons are hard because of the physical pain, the pounding on the muscles, joints, tendons.

— Lance Armstrong

If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run…

— Sammy Hagar

Life is a long marathon, and you have to be consistent. Anyone can sprint for 1500 meters, but you have pace yourself…

— Fabio Lanzoni

Most people have this perception that you have to be out there running for an hour and a half every day. But…

— Jeff Galloway

Most people who do a lot of exercise, particularly in the form of competitive athletics, have unneurotic, extraverted, optimistic personalities to begin…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for…

— Paula Radcliffe

The only thing I find difficult to watch - horror movies - not that I don't like them. Like 'The Shining,' it's…

— Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

I will never be ok with the suffering of others - that I will likely continue to fight so I must treat…

— Kristin Bauer van Straten

I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means…

— Celia Rivenbark

There's only one thing I love more than race day: the morning after! The morning after the Marathon, New York catches running…

— Stephanie Ruhle

I am a marathon worker and marathon mother. I'll spend three or four days completely swallowed up by work. And if I…

— Mika Brzezinski

I know this year hasn't gone as we'd all like it. But please, please, everyone do not forget about that 2013 season…

— Jonny Gomes

When I got the women's marathon into the Olympics and we had races all over the world I thought, 'That's great, now…

— Kathrine Switzer

I feel it's that I don't ever give up on myself, and I'd rather run a marathon than a sprint. Personally, I…

— Nia Long

Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life. Within…

— Roger Dawson

I was really unfit for a while, so once I began running, I developed an obsession with it and started feeling really…

— Jonny Lee Miller

I just came home one day and, in a midlife-crisis sort of way, I told my wife, 'I'm going to run a…

— Paul Sparks

I ran a marathon, completed a mud run and jumped from a plane.

— Kyle Carpenter

Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.

— Anonymous

I've run a marathon - I think that's the most surprising thing about me.

— Richard Herring

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

— Dustin Hoffman

Runners don't run with their legs, they run ON their legs. In reality, they run with their Arms!

— Percy Cerutty

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

— Anonymous

I might have to do the London Marathon. I like crowds, so that is why I like the big marathons.

— Cara Buono

“marathon without stopping. A group of blokes about university age swarm past”

— Leah Mercer

Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.

— Lorraine Moller

For me, watching the 1985 London Marathon was a seminal moment.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process.

— Jim Walsh

I pulled a hamstring during the New York City Marathon. An hour into the race, I jumped off the couch...

— David Letterman

Blowing all your 80 candles is as difficult as taking the first place in Marathon.

— Anonymous

I happen to be a huge 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I do an annual marathon of the extended editions.

— Anna Kendrick

I realized that I was more of a sprinter than a marathon man. With a long, long project, I get bored easily.

— Marjane Satrapi

My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.

— Frank Shorter