Always Quote by Gail Devers

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

— Brittany Bowe

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…

— Kelly Holmes

For some reason, the busier I am at the track, the better I tend to race. I think it's because I don't have to…

— Kevin Harvick

I hadn't a clue who I was racing against. All I knew was how I was going to race.

— Herb Elliott

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

— Michael Johnson

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to…

— Allyson Felix

I often kind of forget about my running. It's not until I'm really at these competitions and at these meets that I really remember…

— Mary Cain

I was running to catch a train when one of my teachers saw me. He thought I was fast, time me, and later gave…

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the…

— Dick Beardsley

I was saying earlier that it's really strange - you can almost step outside yourself and observe yourself running, and that's what I was…

— Marcus Allen

I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis.

— Rafael Nadal

Im running in a race and people are on the other track, I'm running with myself

— Shahrukh Khan