Runners Quotes - Page 3

• I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups.

  Rita Rudner

  Running, Morning, Home

  Rita Rudner (1993). “Naked Beneath My Clothes: Tales of a Revealing Nature”, Penguin Group USA

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• Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

  Dan Gable

  Sports, Determination, Wrestling

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• To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see someone running. I know that when I see someone running on my street, my instincts tell me to let the dog go after him.

  Mike Royko

  Running, Dog, Cities

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• As a sportsman, I accept being beaten. Everybody tries to be a winner, but only one in a race will win. It's fun to win. But I don't find unhappiness if I lose.

  Kipchoge Keino

  Motivational, Running, Fun

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• American naturalist John Burroughs put it, “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

  Jeff Olson

  Running, Failure, Responsibility

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• Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning, middle, end, a story unfolding.

  Sebastian Coe

  Running, Waiting, Missing

  "An Exclusive Club". Interview with Gary Smith, www.si.com. June 27, 1994.

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• The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.

  Erma Bombeck

  Funny, Running, Sex

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Silken Laumann

  Softball, Sports, Running

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• Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

  PattiSue Plumer

  Motivational, Fitness, Running

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• There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

  Beverly Sills

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Conquering an Enemy Called Average". Book by John Mason, 1996.

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• Run hard, be strong, think big!

  Percy Cerutty

  Motivational, Fitness, Running

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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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• A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Motivational, Running, Art

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• If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.

  Bill Rodgers

  Running, Winning, Race

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

  Juma Ikangaa

  Motivational, Running, Mean

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• Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

  John Bingham

  Running, Strong, Believe

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• Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

  William James

  Running, Dream, Inspirational Sports

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• Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational Sports, Attitude, Exercise

  Lou Holtz (2009). “Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success”, p.14, Harper Collins

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

  Ranulph Fiennes

  Running, Adventure, Weather

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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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• The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Obsession, Track Runners

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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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