Be you Quote by Kathrine Switzer

“Imagine that a career is like a marathon—a long, grueling, and ultimately rewarding endeavor. Now imagine a marathon where both men and women arrive…

— Sheryl Sandberg

The last sort of really low-key race I ran, I realized with about a hundred metres to go, that my heart just wasn't in…

— Cathy Freeman

When I finished the Boston race in 1967, there were two things I wanted to do. I wanted to become a better athlete because…

— Kathrine Switzer

I forgave Jock Semple his action on Boston race just around the time I got to Heartbreak Hill. I had 24 miles to go…

— Kathrine Switzer

At the finish line of the 1967 Boston Marathon, one crabby journalist said it was just a one-off deal and women weren't going to…

— Kathrine Switzer

I was very lucky in that my parents supported my racing so much - they just said 'whatever you want to achieve, if you…

— Susie Wolff

You cant even break me running harder than an athlete. Girls sitting up on my lap mistake this for a track meet.

— Sammy Adams

Sometimes women get devastated by failing. Athletes don't; they just know that means they've got to practise harder, and they've got to do something…

— Beth Brooke

Young women are not as likely to receive the encouragement they need from role models like teachers and parents. And they should be encouraged…

— Tammy Duckworth

Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.

— Kathrine Switzer

I think women have brought a lot of life back to the sport-first, because a lot of people doubted women could actually do it…

— Stacy Dragila

I love who I am. But being a woman competing in a male-dominated sport and always trying to push the envelope as a female…

— Elana Meyers