Amby Burfoot

Courage is crossing a starting line.

— Amby Burfoot

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

— Amby Burfoot

Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.

— Amby Burfoot

As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we…

— Amby Burfoot

Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world

— Amby Burfoot

Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It's only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and…

— Amby Burfoot

Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’

— Amby Burfoot

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

— Amby Burfoot

That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.

— Amby Burfoot

Why run? I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because…

— Amby Burfoot

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

— Amby Burfoot

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

— Amby Burfoot

You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have…

— Amby Burfoot

Don't judge your running by your speed.

— Amby Burfoot

Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for…

— Amby Burfoot

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

— Amby Burfoot

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and…

— Amby Burfoot

I run because I enjoy it — not always, but most of the time. I run because I have always run —…

— Amby Burfoot