Running Quotes

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  Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

  Dean Karnazes

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.197, Penguin

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  Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.

  Julie Isphording

  Long, Joy, Outrun

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• Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

  William J. Clinton

  Motivational, Optimistic, Mind

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  Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

  Jules Renard

  Motivation, Business, Tired

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• Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be.

  George A. Sheehan

  Discovery, Self, Runners

  George A. Sheehan, George Sheehan (1992). “Dr. George Sheehan on getting fit & feeling great”, Outlet

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• Be sincere in your thoughts, Be pure in your feelings. You will not have to run after happiness. Happiness will run after you.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Feelings, Sincere, Pure

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• Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.

  Haruki Murakami

  Live Life, Endurance, Want

  "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running". Book by Haruki Murakami, October 15, 2007.

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  The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

  Jacqueline Gareau

  Motivational, Fitness, Strong

  "Diversification and Discipline Are Key to Investing in Gold" by Frank Holmes, www.businessinsider.com. August 21, 2014.

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• Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Lying, Fighting, Joy

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

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• All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.

  Haruki Murakami

  Silence, Cozy, Matter

  Haruki Murakami (2011). “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”, p.23, Random House

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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

  Strong, Believe, Moving

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• You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

  Frank Shorter

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Travel, Moving, Legs

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• A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.

  Ken Doherty

  Winning, Creeds, Cross Country Motivational

  Ken Doherty (1964). “Modern training for running”, Prentice Hall

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  Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Running Fast, Enough, Sturdy

  Song: Barometer Soup, Album: Barometer Soup, 1995

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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

  Children, Animal, Years

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• If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

  Amby Burfoot

  Mind, Easy, Train

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  The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Struggle

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Motivational, Fitness, Exercise

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• The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

  John Bingham

  Inspirational, Softball, Sports

  John Bingham (1999). “The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

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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, Dream

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability -- consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.

  Bill Rodgers

  Philosophy, Advice, Consistency

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• It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.

  George A. Sheehan

  Motivational, Ideas, Voice

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• If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

  Emil Zatopek

  Different, Want, Marathon

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