Inspirational Running Quotes

• Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

  Robert Collier

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Robert Collier (2013). “Riches Within Your Reach”, p.188, Simon and Schuster

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• The only tactics I admire are do-or-die

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Tactics, Admire

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  Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life". Book by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, May 22, 2000.

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• The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Real, Voice

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• A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

  John Burroughs

  Inspirational, Positive, Running

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I run to see who has the most guts.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Sports, Running, Track

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• I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

  Jesse Owens

  Running, Endurance, Track And Field

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• There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing

  Ranulph Fiennes

  Running, Adventure, Weather

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• If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.

  Priscilla Welch

  Motivational, Softball, Running

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• Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

  Doug Larson

  Inspirational, Positive, Running

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• There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.

  Billy Connolly

  Being Happy, Running, Adventure

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• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• I run because it's so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can't. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you're capable of so much more than you thought.

  Arthur Blank

  Running, Inner Strength, Might

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• You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

  Frank Shorter

  Inspirational, Running, Mind

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• Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Running, Feet, Sight

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• There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

  Bill Bowerman

  Funny, Motivational, Nike

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• Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

  John Bingham

  Running, Moving, Belief

  "Running for the PR" by Dylan Armajani, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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• We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

  Roger Bannister

  Running, Thinking, Training

  Sir Roger Bannister (2011). “The First Four Minutes”, p.142, The History Press

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• Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

  Lynn Jennings

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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• Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

  Lowell Thomas

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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• The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

  Juma Ikangaa

  Motivational, Running, Mean

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• The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans.

  Noureddine Morceli

  Running

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• When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when an athlete feels all alone in the big world. Opponents assume tremendous stature. Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar.

  Gordon Pirie

  Running, Liars, Athlete

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