Athlete Quote by Haile Gebrselassie

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

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

— John Wooden

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

An athlete needs to run against the best in the world as often as possible to get into a groove quickly and be ready…

— Colin Jackson

Running and science draw on similar traits - stamina, ambition, patience, and the ability to overcome limits.

— Wolfgang Ketterle

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop…

— Arthur Lydiard

Pushing through when times get difficult, perseverance. It's an important trait to have as an athlete, and as a human being in general.

— Cooper Kupp

That's what running does to lives. It's not just exercise. It's not just achievement. It's a daily discipline that has nothing to do with…

— Martin Dugard

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

Running is not just a sport but a biological necessity.

— Yiannis Kouros

Running is something you just do. You don’t need a goal. You don’t need a race. You don’t need the hype of a so-called…

— Ted Corbitt

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow…

— Frank Shorter