Art Quote by Craig Alexander

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of…

— Chrissie Wellington

“Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.”

— Liza Wiemer

What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies…

— Mark Spitz

“There are over a thousand nerves in the human body, Shane, and you are on every last one of mine”

— Lena Matthews

“One of life’s greatest ironies is that we try so much to avoid the challenges and pitfalls, only to realize these are the very…

— Tim Young

He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate and appraise…

— Bobby Jones

You don't play triathlon. You play soccer; it's fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that you can leave you crumpled in a heap,…

— Chris McCormack

“All of us need just one good accomplishment in order to get by. Obviously he can't spend the rest of his life climbing trees,…

— Ruskin Bond

“Shane’s hand is grasped around a crystal cup tightly as if he’s trying to decide whom to throw it at. He’s shorter than most…

— Laurie Forest

The endurance athlete is the ultimate realist.

— Marty Liquori

“If he’d learned one lesson in his long life, it was that perseverance was the key to success.”

— I.T. Lucas

“In the hardest moments of a long race, the athlete’s entire conscious experience of reality boils down to a desire to continue pitted against…

— Matt Fitzgerald