Triathlon Quotes

24 quotes from 18 authors

Triathlon demands a rare blend of endurance, speed, and mental grit, and the voices on this page capture that tension. Across 24 short passages, 18 different athletes, coaches, and thinkers share what pushes them past fatigue, refines strategy, and fuels the love of the sport.

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I had to quit triathlons, I continued to be active and worked in advertising agency .

Kristin Armstrong

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The main thing with triathlon is you've got to be as fit as you can. I train all year round.

Alistair Brownlee

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I did my first triathlon when I was 11-years-old and it was just another new sport to try. I got better at…

Alistair Brownlee

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If I'm going to be working out two hours a day, I may as well have a goal... and I'm pretty competitive…

Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann

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I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

Stephen Mangan

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Before I became a fighter pilot, everyone said that women didn't have the physical strength. Well, I had just completed the Hawaii…

Martha McSally

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I don't run the triathlons anymore like I used to. I do leg work on the machines and do the bike. I'm…

Pat Bowlen

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I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the physical side…

Jenson Button

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You need to save some mental, physical, and emotional resources for enhancing your product after you ship. A revolution is a triathlon,…

Guy Kawasaki

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Triathlon is a very friendly sport. You can make friends quite easily. You don't have to be the most talented person. I…

Helen Jenkins

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I work with a place in Santa Monica called Phase IV. My doctor recommended them to me when I started losing weight.…

Drew Carey

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Triathlon has quite a short season. It only runs from May to September so there's a lot of time when you're not…

Alistair Brownlee

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The transitions will be tough because of the nature of a triathlon, you have to get changed and dry off or whatever.…

Greg James

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For me, triathlons were something that was down to me and my fitness. Now, I really enjoy the pain in the triathlon…

Jenson Button

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You don't play triathlon. You play soccer; it's fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that you can leave you crumpled in…

Chris McCormack

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Ironman distance triathlons are a true test of oneself as a whole. Each race is a test of physical, mental and spiritual…

Timothy O'Donnell

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“I was stunned. I pulled the phone away and looked quizzically at the hole-punched speaker. Aside from the blood obligation to be…

Sloane Crosley

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When I was a runner and competing in triathlons I was having pains in my hip and just treating it as an…

Kristin Armstrong

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In triathlon you don't get to race that much so when you're on the start line you just need to make sure…

Alistair Brownlee

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The answer is hard work. What are you doing on Christmas Eve? Are you riding your bike? January 1st - are you…

Lance Armstrong

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Not everybody is going to run a marathon or do a triathlon. It's not necessary to do that to be in good…

Michelle Obama

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The sport is definitely growing, and has become much more competitive. When I started, you were either a former swimmer or runner…

Timothy O'Donnell

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I've been an exercise maniac most of my adult life, running marathons and triathlons, doing that as a regular way of life.…

Wayne Dyer

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Ask the guys who are doing serious triathlons if there are any limits to what can be done. The limit is right…

Jack LaLanne

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