Capable Quote by Amby Burfoot

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude…

— Nelson Mandela

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

— Amby Burfoot

Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations…

— Doris Brown Heritage

Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life

— Haruki Murakami

Running is a mental sport, more than anything else. You're only as good as your training, and your training is only as good as…

— Lauren Oliver

“Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine.”

— Bob Glover

Running and science draw on similar traits - stamina, ambition, patience, and the ability to overcome limits.

— Wolfgang Ketterle

Running will make you stronger, more disciplined & clear headed all of which will improve your professional output & expand your self-faith

— Sarah Slean

Running has taken me on adventures great and small, at home and around the world. It has provided me with hope and perseverance on…

— Martin Dugard

I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I've always been good at destroying things.

— James Frey

Like writing, running is so much about mind over matter. There are times when you have to override the discomfort and keep pushing. That…

— Susan Orlean

Running taught me to have faith in my skills as a writer. I learned how much I can demand of myself, when I need…

— Haruki Murakami