Track team Quotes

23 quotes from 23 authors

A track team thrives on split‑second decisions and collective rhythm, and the sayings here capture that kinetic spirit. With 23 quotes from 23 unique voices, you’ll encounter reflections on camaraderie, competition, and the relentless pursuit of speed that defines the sport.

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Trample the weak. Hurdle the dead.

Attila the Hun

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Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

Bill Dellinger

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Tomorrow is another day, and there will be another battle!

Sebastian Coe

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The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

Ken Doherty

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I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept giving me the runaround.

Scott Roeben

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Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

William Faulkner

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Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

Chuck Norris

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It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.

Brooks Johnson

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I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately.

Charles Kuralt

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I've been running since high school. My boyfriend was on the track team, and I'd run with him.

Jane McGonigal

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If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories…

Don Kardong

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I was a quiet kid - I didn't think I needed to be the funniest guy. I was always more of a…

Michael Pena

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The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be…

Jacqueline Gareau

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“They were all on the volleyball team together and tall and fit as colts and when they went for runs it was…

Junot Díaz

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You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your…

Juma Ikangaa

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Talking of first times Stephanie, I bet your first time was really memorable for you and the captain ot the football team…

Chris Jericho

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I had taken an acting class at Berkeley - I was on the track team, and a friend of mine on the…

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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I wanted to see what sports were like... I went out for the track team. And then I got a D on…

Justin Gatlin

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“I changed my mind Iris, run!” I didn’t have to tell Iris twice. She was already sprinting down the path. Why she…

Nicole Grane

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If you grow up with a wrestling coach, you learn differently. If you were late, everything was about push-ups and laps around…

Rashad Evans

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“As with everything she did, Aimi excelled. Academically, she was in the top one percent of students in the state and was…

Phillip W. Simpson

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I was in seventh grade math class, and we had this thing called Number Sense. So, I wasn't on the track team.…

Michael Dell

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“She'd suggested that he observe other teens for social cues, and he'd done the job in spades. Yesterday after spending the afternoon…

Melissa Landers

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