--- title: "11 Running Quotes By John L. Parker Jr" description: "11 Running quotes by John L. Parker Jr. Plus more from John L. Parker Jr and more Running sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/john-l-parker-jr-22248_cloud_hey-listen-i-already-have-a-complete-lis_1396121.png" --- > [Hey listen, I already have a complete list of silver linings. It's the goddamn cloud that's killin me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/hey-listen-i-already-have-a-complete-list-of-silver-linings-it-s-the/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/john-l-parker-jr-22248_cloud_hey-listen-i-already-have-a-complete-lis_1396121.png) > [There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/there-was-no-let-up-the-tempo-was-always-moderate-but-steady-if-a-new/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/john-l-parker-jr-22248_groups_there-was-no-let-up-the-tempo-was-always_2990252.png) > [Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/running-to-him-was-real-the-way-he-did-it-the-realest-thing-he-knew-2/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/john-l-parker-jr-22248_comprehension_running-to-him-was-real-the-way-he-did-i_515009.png) > [He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/he-ran-his-hand-up-and-down-his-left-achilles-tendon-very-tender/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/john-l-parker-jr-22248_achilles_he-ran-his-hand-up-and-down-his-left-ach_1276459.png) > [Though Jack Nubbins was extremely talented, Quenten Cassidy had viewed the Specter; when he reached down through the familiar layers of gloom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/though-jack-nubbins-was-extremely-talented-quenten-cassidy-had-viewed/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/john-l-parker-jr-22248_balls_though-jack-nubbins-was-extremely-talent_2842731.png) > [He wanted to impart some of the truths Bruce Denton had taught him, that you dont' become a runner by winning a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/he-wanted-to-impart-some-of-the-truths-bruce-denton-had-taught-him/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/john-l-parker-jr-22248_accepting_he-wanted-to-impart-some-of-the-truths-b_1863108.jpg) > [Cassidy's heart tried to leap out through his taught skin and hop into his wet hands. But outwardly it was all very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/cassidy-s-heart-tried-to-leap-out-through-his-taught-skin-and-hop/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/john-l-parker-jr-22248_calm_cassidy-s-heart-tried-to-leap-out-throug_1804084.jpg) > [“At paces that might stun and dismay the religious jogger, the runners easily kept up all manner of chatter and horseplay. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/at-paces-that-might-stun-and-dismay-the-religious-jogger-the-runners/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/john-l-parker-jr-22248_race_at-paces-that-might-stun-and-dismay-the_2135032.jpg) > [“He was filled with loss and an off-brand of nostalgia for events that were supposed to become part of his past but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/he-was-filled-with-loss-and-an-off-brand-of-nostalgia-for-events-that/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/john-l-parker-jr-22248_nostalgia_he-was-filled-with-loss-and-an-off-brand_3107586.jpg) > [“might put it off and run when they got there, but contrary to popular opinion, beach running is only jolly fun for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/might-put-it-off-and-run-when-they-got-there-but-contrary-to-popular/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/john-l-parker-jr-22248_beach_might-put-it-off-and-run-when-they-got-t_1663591.png) > [“...Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/or-we-can-blaze-become-legends-in-our-own-time-strike-fear-in-the-2/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/john-l-parker-jr-22248_blaze_or-we-can-blaze-become-legends-in-our-ow_2494095.png) ## Other authors on Running - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 109 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 67 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-mcdougall-23970.jpg) Christopher McDougall 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/christopher-mcdougall/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dean-karnazes-28243.jpg) Dean Karnazes 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/dean-karnazes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/noam-chomsky/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 40 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Toni Sorenson 38 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/toni-sorenson/) ## More by John L. Parker Jr > [“Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as diamond;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/running-to-him-was-real-the-way-he-did-it-the-realest-thing-he-knew/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“When the guy kissed her, Cassidy felt a stab of pain that was close to physical, and therefore within the penumbra of hurts he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/when-the-guy-kissed-her-cassidy-felt-a-stab-of-pain-that-was-close-to/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/what-was-the-secret-they-wanted-to-know-in-a-thousand-different-ways/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“The relatively thin distance runners ate more than you would expect (Cassidy loaded his tray with three scrambled eggs, two pancakes, sausage, nearly a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/the-relatively-thin-distance-runners-ate-more-than-you-would-expect/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/running-to-him-was-real-the-way-he-did-it-the-realest-thing-he-knew-2/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [A runner is a miser, spending the pennies of his energy with great stinginess, constantly wanting to know how much he has spent and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/a-runner-is-a-miser-spending-the-pennies-of-his-energy-with-great/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“If his heart raced with excitement of the challenge he would have to make it slow again, like he always did, calming himself, making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/if-his-heart-raced-with-excitement-of-the-challenge-he-would-have-to/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“He Was not a health nut, was not out to mold himself a stylishly slim body. He did not live on nuts and berries;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/he-was-not-a-health-nut-was-not-out-to-mold-himself-a-stylishly-slim/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if it gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/he-ran-his-hand-up-and-down-his-left-achilles-tendon-very-tender/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [Training was a rite of purification; from it came speed, strength. Racing was a rite of death; from it came knowledge. Such rites demand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/training-was-a-rite-of-purification-from-it-came-speed-strength/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [Hey listen, I already have a complete list of silver linings. It's the goddamn cloud that's killin me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/hey-listen-i-already-have-a-complete-list-of-silver-linings-it-s-the/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald dogs, put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/or-we-can-blaze-become-legends-in-our-own-time-strike-fear-in-the/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“might put it off and run when they got there, but contrary to popular opinion, beach running is only jolly fun for the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/might-put-it-off-and-run-when-they-got-there-but-contrary-to-popular/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [Cassidy's heart tried to leap out through his taught skin and hop into his wet hands. But outwardly it was all very calm, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/cassidy-s-heart-tried-to-leap-out-through-his-taught-skin-and-hop/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) > [“You can remember it, he told himself, but you cannot experience it again like this. You have to be satisfied with the shadows.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-parker-jr/you-can-remember-it-he-told-himself-but-you-cannot-experience-it/) [John L. Parker Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-parker-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/running/john-l-parker-jr/#itemlist", "name": "11 Running Quotes By John L. 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