Endurance Quotes

509 Endurance quotes by 369 unique authors

I'm 84 years old. Don't let the altar-boy face fool you. — Johnny Kelly
As a boy, I was about the slkowest moving youngster in school. — Clarence DeMar
Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles? — Frank Shorter
Men are born human. What they must learn is to be an animal. If they learn otherwise it may kill them, and kill life on… — Paul Shepard
Since I was forty and definitely slipping, I have won seven full marathons, got second six times, and third four times.... I'm wondering what I… — Clarence DeMar
Man is a distance runner as a consequence of hundreds of thousands of years of chasing antelopes, horses, elephants, wild cattle, and deer. — Paul Shepard
The human cardiovascular system evolved as part of the physiology of [prehistoric] hunters, who ran for their lives. — Paul Shepard
Here are some who like to run. They run for fun in the hot, hot sun. — Dr. Seuss
When men do not run they are likely to die prematurely from dysfunction of the heart and vascular systems or from disabling chronic disease. — Paul Shepard
Some people never get their feet on the ground, They're either sitting in a chair or theyre laying down.... — Phil Ochs
You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal. — Scott Jurek
If we fail to encourage physical development and prowess, we will undermine our capcity for thought, for work, and for use of those skills vital… — John F. Kennedy
Is this level of athletic competition the ultimate distraction from real life? Or is it a form of prayer? — Norah Vincent
I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing. — John F. Kennedy
I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. — Jesse Owens
Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise. — Thomas Jefferson
It's ironic that Olympic spectators will never have seen Yiannis Kouros, the greatest Greek athlete since Pheidippides — Ed Ayres
Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. — Haruki Murakami
We who run...are different from those who merely study us. We are out there experiencing what they are trying to put into words. — George A. Sheehan
That's the beauty of this great sport (track), though-it's such a fine line between success or not, which makes the sweet moments that much more… — Unknown Author
This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the nation, is as… — John F. Kennedy
Years ago, women sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and discussing life. Now they discuss the same topics while they run. — Joan Benoit
Worthy goals are consistently achieved by enduring forces of adversity and opposition until they subside. — Wes Fesler
The only pleasure of endurance is its past tense. — Wes Fesler
Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure). — Ernest Hemingway

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