Running Quotes

9883 Running quotes by 5287 unique authors

God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics. — Bill Bowerman
If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten. — Roger Bannister
Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially… — Bill Bowerman
A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent joyful participation, 98… — Robert de Castella
You have to go through cycles of extreme poverty and suffering for a while; they are used to that...They get up early, run hard, rest… — Keith Brantly
I think people can handle 150 to 200 miles a week. But something has to give somewhere. If he's a student, how's he going to… — Bill Bowerman
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
Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me. — Unknown Author
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 is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which men can run.… — Roger Bannister
The marathon's about being in contention over the last 10K. That's when it's about what you have in your core. You have run all the… — Robert de Castella
Who runs in circles never gets far. — Unknown Author
...rapid motion through space elates one. — James Joyce
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people… — Don Kardong
The mile has all the elements of a drama. — Roger Bannister
Your shoes are only as good as the laces they're attached to. — Unknown Author
Road racing is rock 'n roll; track is Carnegie Hall. — Marty Liquori
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
The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface. — Herb Elliott
The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear. — Herb Elliott
It's an incredible feeling, 110,000 people energy at that level. What I realized from watching the first day of competition was that athletes that got… — Gabe Jennings
The mile has a classic symmetry....It's a play in four acts. — John Landy
Worry about him? I never even heard of him. — Ron Clarke
After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again. — Carl Lewis
It is suicidal for other runners to copy my hill sessions without adequate background. — Unknown Author

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