Best Quote by Colin Jackson

It takes patience to become the best runner you can be. Top athletes realize that running is a long-term sport. It is set up…

— Anthony Famiglietti

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

— Haile Gebrselassie

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal…

— George A. Sheehan

To achieve in sports you first have to have a dream, and then you must act on that dream. The best athletes are those…

— Dianne Holum

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them.…

— Frank Shorter

There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the fundamentals ...…

— John Wooden

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

— Alberto Juantorena

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and…

— Major Taylor

I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need…

— Alberto Salazar

I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.

— Shannon Miller

Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go…

— Kara Goucher

Performing at the highest level in sports requires adaptability.

— Abhinav Bindra