"I have met my hero, and he is…" — George A. Sheehan

"I have met my hero, and he is me."

— George A. Sheehan

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55 Quotes by George A. Sheehan

George A. Sheehan has 55 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can…
The desire to run comes from deep within us - from the unconscious, the instinctive, the intuitive.
Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.
The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.
The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that…
No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.
Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.
The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.
To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look…
Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however…
Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be.
Nothing is more certain than the defeat of a man who gives up.

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More Hero Quotes

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
I'm bad at picking heroes. — Margaret Atwood
No hero is mortal till he dies. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Clint Eastwood has always been a hero. — Kevin Bacon
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — John Adams
Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool. — Felix Baumgartner

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