Quotes

Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar. — Gordon Pirie

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. — John Wooden

Everybody in the Tour de France will suffer; the winner will probably be the one who is prepared to suffer the most. — Michael Barry

Fear is a great motivator — John Treacy

Good things come slow - especially in distance running — Bill Dellinger

Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you. — Pre

I am both proud of and embarrassed by that run. What kind of geek goes out and runs in a cloudburst just before midnight on his honeymoon? Me, I guess. But probably many others, too. You know who you are. — Mark Will-Weber

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you’ll win–if you don’t, you won’t. — Bruce Jenner

I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain - and you’ve got to work your way through the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is? Don’t overdo it’ and? Don’t push yourself.’ Well, I think that’s a lot of bull. If you push the human body, it will respond. — Bob Clarke

If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten. — Sir Roger Bannister

If you don’t invest very much, then defeat doesn’t hurt very much and winning is not very exciting. — Dick Vermeil

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. — Whitney M. Young Jr.

It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. — Emil Zatopek

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up. — Vince Lombardi

Learn as if you were to live forever;
Compete as if you were to die tomorrow. — John Wooden

Man imposes his own limitations, don’t set any — Anthony Bailey

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, like the muscles of the body. — Lynn Jennings

Once you’re beat mentally, you might was well not even go to the starting line. — Todd Williams

Other people may not have high expectations of me, but I have high expectations for myself. — Shannon Miller

Remain curious of what you can do. — Tracy Harris

Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind. — Sasha Azevedo

Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, “I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.” It’s more then just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better then anyone else. It’s being creative. — Pre

Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win. — Tom Flemming

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy…It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed. — Jacqueline Gareau

The problem with big kickers is they often lose to other big kickers. — Harry Groves

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. — Juma Ikangaa

Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible. — T.E. Lawrence

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. — Pre

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. — Japanese Proverb

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. — Emil Zatopek

Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don’t think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made. — Patti Sue Plumer

[Scientific testing] can’t determine how the mind will tolerate pain in a race. Sometimes, I say: Today I can die. — Gelindo Bordin