--- title: "2 Lisa Rainsberger Quotes - Famous Athletics competitor (Thirty)" description: "Lisa Larsen Rainsberger, previously known as Lisa Larsen Weidenbach, is a distance runner, swimmer, and triathlete. She is the only American woman to wi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b108/author-bobby-slayton-60707.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Lisa Rainsberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b108/author-bobby-slayton-60707.jpg) # Lisa Rainsberger (1961) Athletics Competitor **2** quotes in **31** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Lisa Rainsberger is an athletics competitor, best known for *Thirty*. ## Quick Facts About Lisa Rainsberger Born May 7, 1961 Profession Athletics Competitor Notable works Thirty ## About Lisa Rainsberger Lisa Larsen Rainsberger, previously known as Lisa Larsen Weidenbach, is a distance runner, swimmer, and triathlete. She is the only American woman to win both the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon. Rainsberger was a three-time alternate for the U.S. women’s marathon team at the Olympics, and also qualified for the Olympic trials in the 10,000 m and in swimming. She is a member of the University of Michigan Track and Field and Road Runners of America Halls of Fame. ## Quotes by Lisa Rainsberger > [We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. Competition is just doing your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-rainsberger/we-have-the-misconception-that-competitiveness-means-winning-at-all/) [Lisa Rainsberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-rainsberger/) [Competition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/lisa-rainsberger-93352_competition_we-have-the-misconception-that-competiti_295251.jpg) > [In every work out there comes a moment where you have to decide to keep pushing hard - through the doubt, discomfort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-rainsberger/in-every-work-out-there-comes-a-moment-where-you-have-to-decide-to/) [Lisa Rainsberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-rainsberger/) [Choices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choices/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/lisa-rainsberger-93352_choices_in-every-work-out-there-comes-a-moment-w_1680846.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-rainsberger/#itemlist", "name": "Lisa Rainsberger Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. 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