The desire to run comes from deep within us — from the unconscious, the intuitive, the instinctive. And that desire becomes a passion when the runner learns to race. Then, the race becomes all — the lovemaking of the runner. — 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
