Athletics Quotes - Page 3

• In Zen we strive to bring both the mind and the body into perfect combination, so that there is no intrinsic difference between them.

  Frederick Lenz

  Health, Buddhism, Differences

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• Winning has to do with gaining personal power through the practice of meditation and mindfulness; not draining your energy on ridiculous things and people.

  Frederick Lenz

  Health, Buddhism, Winning

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• The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage.

  Plato

  Athlete, Savages, Too Much

  Plato, Justin Kaplan (1951). “Dialogues of Plato”, p.240, Simon and Schuster

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• In the Orient we have known for thousands of years that the most powerful tonic for ill health is a happy and clear mind.

  Frederick Lenz

  Powerful, Health, Buddhism

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• I find that the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.

  Clark Kerr

  Education, Sex, Learning

  Quoted in Time, 17 Nov. 1958

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  Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet.

  Doris Brown Heritage

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.

  Avery Brundage

  Art, Games, Long

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• When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?

  Noureddine Morceli

  Motivational, Faith, Sports

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• When you're a dreamer, heart break and failure come with the territory, but I can tell you it's worth it, because it's a way of living that is both moving and memorable.

  Lauren Fleshman

  Heartbreak, Failure, Moving

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• Allow the inherent emptiness within what you are about to do direct you.

  Frederick Lenz

  Health, Buddhism, Emptiness

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• It is a good idea to become involved with sports and athletics. It makes you strong. You need to be strong to deal with this world and the powers and forces that block enlightenment.

  Frederick Lenz

  Sports, Strong, Block

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• To do something perfectly, you must not think about what you are doing at all ... Your thoughts are what create imperfections in your actions. They alienate you from the true reality of any action you perform.

  Frederick Lenz

  Health, Buddhism, Reality

  Frederick Lenz (1994). “Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap”, Interglobal Seminars

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• I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.

  Alberto Juantorena

  School, Lessons, Genocide

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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• There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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  Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

  Dean Karnazes

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.197, Penguin

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  There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

  Lauren Fleshman

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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• The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am.

  George A. Sheehan

  Sports, Running, Real

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• Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.

  Meb Keflezighi

  Inspirational, Life, Running

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• The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me.

  George A. Sheehan

  Sports, Running, Race

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• People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals. There was no television, no big advertising, no endorsements then. Not for a black man, anyway.

  Jesse Owens

  Sports, Running, Horse

  "Owens pierced a myth" by Larry Schwartz, www.espn.com.

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• The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  Success, Sports, Baseball

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• A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

  Grete Waitz

  Running, Race, Numbers

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