Cross Country Quotes

32 quotes by 29 authors

In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and… — Diane Ackerman
I love running cross-country...You come up a hill and see two deer going, 'What the hell is he doing?' On a track I feel like… — Robin Williams
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 with… — Nelson Mandela
The freedom of cross country is so primitive. It's woman vs. nature. — Lynn Jennings
The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a thrill if you… — Ed Eyestone
When I was about 14 or 15, and running in a pretty muddy cross country race, one of my shoes stuck in the mud and… — Robert de Castella
The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you're one with the mud. — Lynn Jennings
School cross country runs started because the rugby pitches were flooded. There was an alternative: extra studying. This meant there were plenty of runners on… — Gordon Pirie
I saw at once that I had only to rise in my machine, fix my eyes upon the castle, fly over it and speed directly… — Harriet Quimby
In my opinion, if there is one extremely legitimate use for petroleum besides running wood chippers and front-end loaders to handle compost, it's making plastic… — Joel Salatin
If it's cross-country ski season, I'll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y… — Neil Peart
I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends… — Dana Carvey
My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're… — Alice Cooper
The emotional stakes a memoirist bets with could not be higher, and it's physically enervating. I nap on a daily basis like a cross-country trucker. — Mary Karr
I've always wanted to drive cross-country. — Mila Kunis
Polls? Nah... they're for strippers and cross country skiers. — Sarah Palin
It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to… — Neil Peart
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. — Steven Wright
Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life. It is each little thing that you do that day - whether it be… — Jack Canfield
My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it… — Roger Bannister

Who Wrote These Cross Country Quotes

29 authors contributed a total of 32 Cross Country Quotes, led by these top contributors: