Runners Quotes

315 quotes by 218 authors

I was born to be a runner. I simply love to run. It's almost like the faster I go, the easier it becomes. — Mary Decker
There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average. — Hal Higdon
Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me. — Bill Rodgers
The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me. — George A. Sheehan
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen
The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we… — Amby Burfoot
Which one of you is going to be runner-up? — Walter Hagen
In a brief space the generations of beings are changed, and, like runners, pass on the torches of life. — Lucretius
In war there is no second prize for the runner-up. — Omar N. Bradley
In war there is no prize for runner-up. — Seneca the Younger
I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential. — Bill Bowerman
I am absolutely delighted to have come second. Who cares about winning when you can be second? I love being runner-up. — Tom Weiskopf
A coach can be like oasis in the desert of a runner's lost enthusiasm. — Ken Doherty
A runner must run with dreams in his heart. — Emil Zatopek
People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's the reason most… — Haruki Murakami
They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner. — Chuck Knox
Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your… — Hal Higdon
In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in… — Glenn Cunningham
The one thing that I really appreciate about being a runner is the incredible friendships and camaraderie that we, as runners, share. Although it will… — Jennifer Rhines
Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner. — Noel Carroll

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