Track And Field Quotes

• I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field.

  Usain Bolt

  Track, Fields, Firsts

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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  Easy is not a option..No days off..Never Quit..Be Fearless..Talent you have Naturally..Skill is only developed by hours and hours of Work

  Usain Bolt

  Skills, Fearless, Days Off

  FaceBook post by Usain Bolt from Jan 28, 2014

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• Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Running, Distance, Track

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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, Running, Ideas

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• Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

  Will Rogers

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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• It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Commitment, Hard Work

  "Haile Gebrselassie: 'In long distance, you have to be patient'". Interview With Adharanand Finn, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2013.

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• To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

  "Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

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• Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

  Lowell Thomas

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in his ability with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions.

  Glenn Cunningham

  Sports, Running, Lying

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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, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential.

  Marla Runyan

  Inspirational, Confidence, Self Esteem

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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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• A goal is just an awesome way to force growth on yourself.

  Deena Kastor

  Ambition, Goal, Self Motivation

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

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Real, Voice

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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, Running, Fitness

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• Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about.

  PattiSue Plumer

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• The awesome thing about failure is that it is only temporary. Embrace it, learn the lesson and come back blazing.

  Joel Brown

  Encouraging, Failure, Learning

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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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• You can't win them all but you can try.

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  Inspirational, Baseball, Golf

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• Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

  Usain Bolt

  Growing Up, Track, Fields

  "Local heroes: Usain Bolt". Interview with Rio Ferdinand, www.theguardian.com. January 31, 2009.

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• I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

  Edwin Moses

  College, Track, Fields

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• One step at a time, I get to make positive choices to fulfill my dreams.

  Deena Kastor

  Positive, Running, Dream

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• There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

  Grete Waitz

  Running, Race, Numbers

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