Chrissie Wellington

Never, ever give up. And smile

— Chrissie Wellington

“But life is a lot more balanced and varied now. My competitive nature has softened, and my drive and determination are channelled…

— Chrissie Wellington

I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It…

— Chrissie Wellington

Just seize every opportunity you have, embrace every experience. Make a mark, for all the right reasons.

— Chrissie Wellington

The television reports gave me my first inkling of a world beyond my own, a world that wasn't fair or equal, a…

— Chrissie Wellington

No one should ever be afraid of failing; it's being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against.

— Chrissie Wellington

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing…

— Chrissie Wellington

The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain…

— Chrissie Wellington

I run to feel complete, to feel alive, to feel happy, and to feel free. I run to visit beautiful places, to…

— Chrissie Wellington

It's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy.

— Chrissie Wellington

“If you can't fly, run; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk, crawl.-Martin Luther King”

— Chrissie Wellington

When things are tough, you get tougher.

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There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on…

— Chrissie Wellington

Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

— Chrissie Wellington

No one should ever be afraid of failing; it’s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against.…

— Chrissie Wellington

“Live... More than your neighbors. Unleash yourself upon the world and go places. Go now. Giggle, no, laugh. No... stay out past…

— Chrissie Wellington

“I'm a warrior and a fighter, I race fair and I race clean.”

— Chrissie Wellington

“i think, then i pick, and then i stick. and nothing shifts me more from my view. no bad races, no bad…

— Chrissie Wellington

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the…

— Chrissie Wellington

To me, every person who smoked was voluntarily killing themselves, and doing it quite openly.

— Chrissie Wellington

“This may be the final note and closure of a very special part of my coaching career. The last piece of the…

— Chrissie Wellington

Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

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We all have talents that, sometimes, we never quite fulfill. We're all scared, deep down, but maybe we just need to lay…

— Chrissie Wellington

It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.

— Chrissie Wellington

“I had to make the most of it; I had to make the most of me. There could be no slack, anywhere,…

— Chrissie Wellington