Runners Quotes

315 Runners quotes by 218 unique authors

So for front-runners we have a black and a woman. It's like being made to choose between syphilis or having and old man crap on… — Zach Braff
A short term view will lead to a partial and perhaps twisted view of the whole picture. A crucial element may be missing. We may… — Max De Pree
A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be a winning marathon… — Leon Uris
Disciplined runners consistently clear their heads and focus fully on the journey ahead.. .because their passion and zeal for the goal supersedes the strain. The… — Priscilla Shirer
Analysis is a glittering opportunity for training: it is just here that capacity for work, perseverence and stamina are cultivated, and these qualities are, in… — Lev Polugaevsky
Overtraining is the biggest problem incurred by runners who lack the experience or discipline to cope with their own enthusiasm. — Marty Liquori
One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon. — Kara Goucher
Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be… — Haile Gebrselassie
For every finish-line tape a runner breaks -- complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras -- there are… — Grete Waitz
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. — Bill Rodgers
We are just not made up to be middle distance runners. — Alberto Juantorena
I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese. — Iain Banks
Light is everything in the world to men's eyes Light thirsts after light yes, the soul, twin to the stars moves through space to find,… — Gunvor Hofmo
Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas. — Unknown Author
The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They… — Frank Shorter
The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either trying… — Deena Kastor
Men ran after and ate horses for four hundred thousand years. The outcome is more than a love of horse flesh; it is a runner's… — Paul Shepard
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
Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. — Haruki Murakami
I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner. — Ryan Hall
Is beer good for runners? Sure...if it's the other guy drinking it. — Jim Fixx
Every day of the year where the water is 76, day and night, and the waves roll high, I take my sled, without runners, and… — Duke Kahanamoku
It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I would get so close and then… — Jason Dohring
To be a runner is to learn continual life lessons. To be a coach is not just to teach these lessons but also to feel… — Martin Dugard
It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are… — Sally Pearson

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