Distance Running Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

Good things come slow, especially in distance running. — Bill Dellinger
It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson
The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface. — Herb Elliott
Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance. — Mao Zedong
Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical. — Rich Davis
Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse. — Lynn Swann
At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance… — Heather O'Reilly
I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running champions.… — Arthur Lydiard
I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life. — Nelson Mandela
In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be. — Haruki Murakami
I guess I am basically most comfortable when I'm alone. As a kid, I was very much a loner. I love long distance running and… — Kevin Conroy
In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance. — Mao Zedong
Distance running was revered because it was indispensable; it was the way we survived and thrived and spread across the planet. You ran to eat… — Christopher McDougall
For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and… — Haruki Murakami
I've never timed myself over 100m, but I have done a test over shorter distances, 20m or 30m, with and without the ball. What's strange… — Ronaldo

Who Wrote These Distance Running Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 15 Distance Running Quotes as follows: