A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.
I run to see who has the most guts.
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 than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.
Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine
Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.
Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even if we try hard to do well at it, it is a relief from everyday cares.
If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.
The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
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.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
It is better, I think, to begin easily and get your running to be smooth and relaxed and then to go faster and faster.
To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner.
It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to do.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Running is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the miles run by other runners, too.
It's important to know that at the end of the day it's not the medals you remember. What you remember is the process -- what you learn about yourself by challenging yourself, the experiences you share with other people, the honesty the training demands -- those are things nobody can take away from you whether you finish twelfth or you're an Olympic Champion.
Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.
I believe in the runner's high, and I believe that those who are passionate about running are the ones who experience it to the fullest degree possible. To me, the runner's high is a sensational reaction to a great run! It's an exhilarating feeling of satisfaction and achievement. It's like being on top of the world, and truthfully... there's nothing else quite like it!
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