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title: "6 Runner Just Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [A slow band can be great. A slow 100-metres runner is just obsolete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gylve-nagell/a-slow-band-can-be-great-a-slow-100-metres-runner-is-just-obsolete/)

[Gylve Nagell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gylve-nagell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f6/gylve-nagell-51908_band_a-slow-band-can-be-great-a-slow-100-metr_56562.jpg)

> [I'm not just a runner. I'm not just a fast guy. I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-gatlin/i-m-not-just-a-runner-i-m-not-just-a-fast-guy-i-m-a-fighter-i-m-a/)

[Justin Gatlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-gatlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/justin-gatlin-4610_fast_i-m-not-just-a-runner-i-m-not-just-a-fas_1967367.png)

> [I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashton-eaton/i-wouldn-t-say-there-was-a-moment-of-realization-when-i-wanted-to-be/)

[Ashton Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashton-eaton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/ashton-eaton-26978_moments_i-wouldn-t-say-there-was-a-moment-of-rea_2069111.png)

> [I didn't start running because somebody asked me to become a runner. Just like I didn't become a novelist because someone asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-didn-t-start-running-because-somebody-asked-me-to-become-a-runner/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/haruki-murakami-21_blue_i-didn-t-start-running-because-somebody_2544868.jpg)

> [There is no good runner or bad runner. We are just runners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-gatlin/there-is-no-good-runner-or-bad-runner-we-are-just-runners/)

[Justin Gatlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-gatlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/justin-gatlin-4610_bad_there-is-no-good-runner-or-bad-runner-we_2971546.png)

> [I'm a runner. Not a race runner, but I just love to run, and I don't think I've ever tasted such amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adan-canto/i-m-a-runner-not-a-race-runner-but-i-just-love-to-run-and-i-don-t/)

[Adan Canto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adan-canto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/adan-canto-56698_amazing_i-m-a-runner-not-a-race-runner-but-i-jus_3015695.jpg)

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