People begin running for any number of motives, but we stick to it for one basic reason-to find out who we really are. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
The key then is to find your own mountain, otherwise you will be competing with people who are not even in your event, and running up against the 'shoulds' and 'oughts' of that world, and the inevitable frustration and depression… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing. — George A. Sheehan 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
If you want to win anything - a race, yourself, your life - you have to go a little berserk. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
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… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Running is just such a monastery- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and look to… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
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. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
