I run to see who has the most guts.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
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 real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit
There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
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.
Good things come slow, especially in distance running.
Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.
Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
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.
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.
Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.
Just put one foot in front of the other.
The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.
I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.
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