Marathon Motivational Quotes - Page 2

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

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Real, Voice

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• Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

  Bill Dellinger

  Running, Giving Up, Distance

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• There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year.... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child.

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Children, Animal

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• If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you'll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.

  Don Kardong

  Inspirational, Running, Track And Field

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• You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Motivational, Success, Softball

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• You shall become the person you are.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Jogging, Great Running, Distance Running

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). “The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs”, p.219, Vintage

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• The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

  Roger Bannister

  Motivational, Success, Fitness

  "The Spirituality Of Running" by Jim Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 5, 2016.

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• A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high.

  Molly Ringwald

  Depression, Role Models, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Business

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• I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

  Sebastian Coe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent joyful participation, 98 percent dedication! It's a tough formula. Getting out in the forest in the biting cold and the flattening heat, and putting in kilometer after kilometer.

  Robert de Castella

  Running, Dedication, People

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• My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

  Bill Rodgers

  Motivational, Running, Feelings

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• No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

  Danny Harris

  Motivational, Running, Eye

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• The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Pain, Pride

  Hal Higdon (2005). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide”, p.347, Rodale

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• Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

  Paul Tergat

  Motivational, Running, Athlete

  "Coeurs d'athlètes". Sport/Documentary, 2003.

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

  Bill Bowerman

  Funny, Motivational, Nike

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• There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

  John Ruskin

  Change, Running, Rainy Day

  "The Use Of Life". Book by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. Chapter 4: "Recreation", 1894.

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

  Juma Ikangaa

  Motivational, Running, Mean

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• I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

  Alberto Salazar

  Softball, Running, Doubt

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• Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Endurance, Body

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

  Ranulph Fiennes

  Running, Adventure, Weather

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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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• Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.

  Tim Noakes

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

  Carl Lewis

  Basketball, Sports, Running

  Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

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• It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

  Emil Zatopek

  Running, Pain, Not Giving Up

  Attributed to Emil Zatopek in "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"), an unsigned article from Khaleej Times, August 8, 2008.

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