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
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren Copy Share Image
Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner 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
The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson Copy Share Image
You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running. — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
American naturalist John Burroughs put it, “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I… — Suzy Favor Hamilton 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
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 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
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
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
Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or… — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. — Steve Prefontaine 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
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
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay… — Carl Lewis 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
