Running Quotes

9883 Running quotes by 5287 unique authors

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close — Jesse Owens
I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to… — Jesse Owens
Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is right. — Lynn Jennings
The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you're one with the mud. — Lynn Jennings
Sometimes a slight pace change is all you need to snap out of a mental or pyhsical funk. — Mark Plaatjes
Intelligent coaching is sometimes no coaching. — Marty Stern
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It… — Paavo Nurmi
Yet that man is happy and poets sing of him who conquers with hand and swift foot and strength. — Pindar
The New York Marathon: a fantastic event. — Pope John Paul II
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
Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning, middle,… — Sebastian Coe
What I want is to be number one. — Steve Prefontaine
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting. — Steve Prefontaine
I don't drink. I don't kiss girls. These things do an athlete in. — Unknown Author
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Unknown Author
I race to win. That's the point. — Dathan Ritzenhein
The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running.… — George A. Sheehan
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
I started running in high school. I found out if you run fast then you can get girls. — Kim Collins
If Diane Modahl was 40 times over the testosterone limit she'd have a deep voice and we'd all be calling her Barry White. — Unknown Author
I became a great runner because if you're a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you've got to become a great runner. — Sebastian Coe
I was 12 when I started and 34 before I achieved my dream, that should give people hope. — Kelly Holmes
World records are only borrowed. — Sebastian Coe
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

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