I run to see who has the most guts.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.
I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.
In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.
There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
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.
Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.
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.
Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.
If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.
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.
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.
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit
Good things come slow, especially in distance running.
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