Marathon Quotes - Page 7

• I'd seen more cops in the last few days than on a weekend LAW and ORDER marathon" - Paigne Winterbourne

  Kelley Armstrong

  Weekend, Order, Law

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• Angela spared a glare for Kami, and then resumed her marathon glaring session at Jared. 'It's too weird. I'm going to call you Carl.' Jared scowled. 'I don't want you to call me Carl.' 'That's interesting, Carl,' said Angela, cheering up.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Cheer, Interesting, Want

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2012). “Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy Book 1)”, p.86, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• Since my fried left me,I've got nothing to do but walking.I walk to forget.I walk,I escape,I get further.My friend will not come back,now I am a marathon man.

  Shel Silverstein

  Men, Forget, Walks

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• This presents a serious question." They both looked at me. "What's that?" asked Lena. "Whether to start you off with a Doctor Who marathon or dive straight into Firefly.

  Jim C. Hines

  Firefly, Doctors, Serious

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• That's my entire weekend. I had plans" "A Vampire Dairies marathon is not plans." She looked at me like I lost my mind. "Have you even seen the Salvatore brothers? Holy mother of gingersnaps.

  Darynda Jones

  Mother, Brother, Weekend

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• Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life. Within each of us is a hidden store of courage. Courage to give us the strength to face any challenge. Within each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost

  Roger Dawson

  Inspirational, Courage, Determination

  Roger Dawson (1994). “The 13 secrets of power performance”, Prentice Hall Direct

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• The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on and the other runners, we would have a very difficult time to run the full race. So we work together to make a marathon happen.

  Tilahun Regassa

  Running, Cheer, Distance

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• There is a unique energy surrounding the Boston Marathon that you can't help but feel. It includes every runner and every person along the course. It brings every person there together as one.

  Amy Hastings

  Athlete, Unique, Boston

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• If you're running a 26-mile marathon, remember that every mile is run one step at a time. If you are writing a book, do it one page at a time. If you're trying to master a new language, try it one word at a time. There are 365 days in the average year. Divide any project by 365 and you'll find that no job is all that intimidating.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Running, New Year, Jobs

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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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• I cannot have survival as my only goal. That would be too boring. My goal is to come back in my best running form. It is good for me to have that goal; it will help me.

  Ludmila Engquist

  Running, Goal, Survival

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• When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I could not ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. Now what's the difference?

  Jesse Owens

  Running, Country, Differences

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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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• The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a thrill if you keep up, but one slip and you're nothing but hoof prints.

  Ed Eyestone

  Running, Country, Horse

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• Long slow distance makes long slow runners.

  Jim Bush

  Running, Distance, Long

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• The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Country, Political, Middle East

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• My goal is to break three hours in a marathon

  Frank Shorter

  Goal, Three, Hours

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• Life is for participating, not for spectating.

  Kathrine Switzer

  Life Is, Participating

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• I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

  Dustin Hoffman

  Memories, Men, Best Memories

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• It looks like a marathon. And I'm proud that I'm not a DNF (did not finish). I'm not a DNF yet. I just kept going. I think that's been the key is just to keep going and really try to get better and try to be as truthful as I can and hope that good things come my way.

  Jennifer Beals

  Thinking, Keys, Get Better

  Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2011.

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• I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon. You can't think while you're doing it. Especially when different directors come in who are not part of the posse, the circle

  Christopher Meloni

  Running, Thinking, Circles

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• Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth, it is a lifelong migration toward a more celestial world.

  Neil L. Andersen

  Journey, Track, World

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• Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one's opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of not acquitting oneself well. In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself.

  Franz Stampfl

  Motivational, Running, Athlete

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• I don't train. I just run my 3-15 miles a day.

  Jack Foster

  Motivational, Running, Track

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• All top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired and go to bed feeling very tired.

  Brendan Foster

  Motivational, Running, Morning

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