Race Quotes

4377 Race quotes by 2577 unique authors

That is the sort of race which one really enjoys - to feel at one's peak on the day when it is necessary, and to… — Jack Lovelock
I haven't seen too many American distance men on the international scene willing to take risks. I saw some U.S. women in Barcelona willing to… — Billy Mills
It's probably the toughest distance race in the world to win. World class runners from 1500m to the marathon contest it and instead of just… — Paul Tergat
It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some… — Marla Runyan
I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it… — Marla Runyan
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
I made the school team, and when I won in a match against another school it was the greatest moment of my life even greater… — Juha Vaatainen
As a sportsman, I accept being beaten. Everybody tries to be a winner, but only one in a race will win. It's fun to win.… — Kipchoge Keino
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running. — Kara Goucher
You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept… — Paula Radcliffe
If you are training properly, you should progress steadily. This doesn't necessarily mean a personal best every time you race ... Each training session should… — Grete Waitz
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most… — Emil Zatopek
I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a race it was… — Herb Elliott
Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished. — Jack Lovelock
When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride. — Unknown Author
Get going. Get up and walk if you have to, but finish the damned race. — Unknown Author
I race to win. That's the point. — Dathan Ritzenhein
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're… — Steve Prefontaine
Sometimes, when I walk out onto the track I think, 'What am I doing here? Why do I put myself through this?' But that's when… — Kelly Holmes
Everybody and their mother knows you don't train hard on Friday, the day before a race. But a lot of runners will overtrain on Thursday… — Marty Stern
The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart. — Bill Bowerman
With almost no time to decide, [your loved ones] gave the entire country an incalculable gift. They saved the Capitol from attack. They saved God… — William J. Clinton
At the heart of the fractured soul of America is the frightening chasm of race. — Manning Marable
I believe God was in Christ, not will be, perhaps, maybe if we're good boys and girls, it's over, it's done, we are one people,… — Unknown Author
The proportion of men must be reduced to and maintained at approximately 10% of the human race. — Sally Miller Gearhart

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