The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Love yourself, for who and what you are; protect your dream and develop your talent to the fullest extent. — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
Anybody running beats anybody walking, and anybody walking beats anybody sitting. — Tom Bunk Copy Share Image
Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road. — Ryan Shay Copy Share Image
You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running. — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
I always loved running… It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a… — Herb Elliott Copy Share Image
The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best… — Hal Higdon 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
Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell… — Alan Sillitoe Copy Share Image
Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible, nothing unattainable. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes. — Scott Tinley Copy Share Image
It is better, I think, to begin easily and get your running to be smooth and relaxed and then to go faster… — Henry Rono Copy Share Image
During the winter, you head out into the darkness for a run. When spring comes, and the first crocus pokes up its… — Nina Kuscsik Copy Share Image
Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up,… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
Running is special. We've all done it: well, poorly, focused, in fear, being pursued, toward a goal. It's just elemental. Running is… — Rob Delaney Copy Share Image
The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my… — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows… — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even… — Jim Fixx Copy Share Image
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your… — Juma Ikangaa Copy Share Image
To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who… — Jerome Drayton Copy Share Image
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one… — Napoleon Hill 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
I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is. — Lynn Jennings Copy Share Image
The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Run with your heart instead of your mind. When you think with your mind, you think of the things you can and… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
