Track Runners Quotes - Page 2

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

Roger Bannister

Running, Thinking, Training

Sir Roger Bannister (2011). “The First Four Minutes”, p.142, The History Press

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To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind.

Jerome Drayton

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Paula Radcliffe

Running, Feet, Sight

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Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

William Faulkner

Inspirational, Running, Dream

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Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.

Henry James

Art, Philosophy, Inspirational Running

Henry James (1852). “Lectures and miscellanies”, p.124

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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

Sam Snead

Running, Golf, Track

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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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I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

Jesse Owens

Running, Endurance, Track And Field

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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, Inspirational Running

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Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

Michael Johnson

Life, Motivational, Sports

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Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

John Bingham

Running, Moving, Belief

"Running for the PR" by Dylan Armajani, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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One chance is all you need.

Jesse Owens

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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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To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Steve Prefontaine

Inspirational Running, Track, Auditions

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The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.

Steve Prefontaine

Life, Suicide, Running

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When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Paul Brown

Motivational, Sports, Running

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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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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

Steve Prefontaine

Motivational, Success, Softball

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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.

Steve Prefontaine

Motivational, Beautiful, Running

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I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Jesse Owens

Motivational, Fitness, Running

Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”

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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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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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