Best Marathon Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Anyone can star a marathon. Only the strongest will finish it, even after they fall.”

Source: Lifeblood

“In the long run most short cuts are flawed - especially on journeys to 'so-called' success”

“That was the funny thing. What happened to John would pass for his classmates, but for John it was a long challenging road ahead of him. Who knew where he would be sent, maybe a juvenile detention center? He might keep in touch with a few friends if his parents let him, but he would never return to Wakefield High. His peers had no clue the journey ahead of him, that his life was changed forever. And they had no idea what lay ahead for Lilly. No one knew she had been given a task by the Archangels to fight a war against pure evil. They had no idea that Lilly would spend most of her free time not training for a marathon, but training to kill demons. John and Lilly were not all too different.”

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Author:Ellie Elisabeth

“Small steps add up to complete big journeys.”

“.... the last leg of marathon is always most trying and testing ....”

Life Character Sports Commitment Parenting Investment Marathon

Author:Sandeep Sahajpal

“When you feel life's slow, run !”

Life Running Health Marathon Run

Author:Tumpal Sihombing

“The understanding of the universe is equivalent to running a marathon. By the time humanity reaches extinction, we would have not even crossed the first few meters.”

Universe Marathon

Book:Random Cosmos

Source: Random Cosmos

“If you can keep things simple, imagine running a marathon as nothing more than a long walk in the park.”

Effort Focus Perspective Simplicity Mindset Endurance Marathon Long Walk Easy Approach Simplicity In Challenges

Author:Manuel Corazzari

“I saw many people who begun their marathon races lately, but they eventually came up as top winners. I believe that your "lateness" does not account for your "lastness". It's not too late for you to make a start... Begin it now! No further delays!”

Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“You can't judge a Psychosis, unless you endured one – just as you can't judge running a Marathon, unless you endured one.”

Marathon Judge Psychosis Endured Enduer

Author:Sino Melo

“Big dreams are marathons. Passionate actions are marathons of marathons! Waiters don't deserve it; Quitters don't get it!”

Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“The next generation is like the last runner in a very long relay race. The race to end extreme poverty has been a marathon, with the starter gun fired in 1800. This next generation has the unique opportunity to complete the job: to pick up the baton, cross the line, and raise its hands in triumph. The project must be completed. And we should have a big party when we are done.”

Marathon End Poverty

Book:Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Source: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

“You’ve climbed too many mountains and crossed too many rivers to stop and turn back now.”

Wisdom Inspiration Success Faith Spirituality Women Aging Recovery Maturity Wellness Longevity Marathon Keynote Speaker

Book:Mile 9: The true story of a lifelong couch potato who one day made a decision that changed everything

Source: Mile 9: The true story of a lifelong couch potato who one day made a decision that changed everything

“This cyberwar will be a continuous marathon war that will only compound and hyper-evolve in stealth, sophistication and easy entry due to the accelerated evolution of “as a service” attack strategies for sale on the dark web.”

War Marathon Cybersecurity James Scott Stealth Icit Senior Fellow Dark Web Cyberwar

Author:James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

“It can be hard, out there during a tough race or long run gone wrong, to remember that we choose these mental and physical tests. We are fortunate to experience these events.”

Inspirational Running Marathon Long Run Ultramarathoning Ultrarunning Trail Running

Book:Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack

Source: Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack

“He has so little energy in his body that he can only walk to the bathroom on the other side of the hallway twice a day. After a few meters he is worn out, much worse than after the marathons he used to run. He was a triathlete, he earned a brown belt in judo, became Dutch champion in hockey, until he contracted pneumonia in 2005 and never recovered. Ever since, he has a headache, vertigo, and insomnia, but worst of all the fatigue: after minimal effort his muscles would lose all their strength and take days to recover. Only after a few years did he get a diagnosis: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).”

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Author:Ellen de Visser

“There is no finish like the one you questioned.”

Running Racing Runners Marathon Runner Ultramarathoning Ultrarunning Trail Running

Book:Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack

Source: Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack

“Running is an effort to escape from comfort zone.”

Running Comfort Zone Marathon Escape Sport

Author:Tumpal Sihombing

“Don't allow one setback to define you. Your true self is beyond measure. Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Move on to where you flourish.”

Success True Self Marathon Setback Sprint Flourish

Book:The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

Source: The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

“The journey of entrepreneurship is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Success comes to those who can maintain their focus and determination over the long haul.”

Success Focus Determination Entrepreneurship Marathon Sprint

Book:The Art and Science of Startup

Source: The Art and Science of Startup

“Ada tembok mental di dalam dirimu, yang harus dirobohkan terlebih dahulu, barulah kau mampu berlari marathon.”

Running Marathon Run Lari

Author:Toba Beta

“Dan is er de troost dat je over een mislukte marathon beter kan schrijven dan over een geslaagde.”

Marathon Schrijven

Book:Marathonloper

Source: Marathonloper

“Of all the animals that fly, some are like floating flowers (butterflies), some are songbirds that are full of gulp (swallows), and some are swimming birds that also run marathons (ducks). When I compose music to be performed live in an elevator, those are my inspirations.”

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Book:Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

Source: Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

“Mind sees world from various perspectives when body does long-distance running.”

Mind Body Wise Perspective Marathon Standpoint Sport Long Distance Running

Author:Tumpal Sihombing

“You wouldn’t train for a marathon & then give up a mile before the finish line. Same goes with your life & dreams.”

Life Dreams Keep Going Marathon Finish Finish Strong

Author:Dawn Gluskin

“De meeste vrienden die eens een keertje met me meelopen laten me al na een paar kilometer in de steek. Ze krijgen de slappe lach van het lopen. Ik niet. Er valt voor mij niets te lachen. Hardlopen is voor mij een heel ernstige zaak. In Duitse klassieke muziek wordt ook niet veel gelachen, dus waarom tijdens het hardlopen wel?”

Marathon Hardlopen Ernstig

Book:Marathonloper

Source: Marathonloper

“What's the difference between running shoes and dancing shoes? Nothing, if you find a song that's 26.2 miles long.”

Humor Running Song Music Dancing Dance Absurd Marathon Run

Book:There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

Source: There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

“My body is sore. I’m not very good at the sport called Sleeping. Like a waddling duck is to a marathon runner, so I am to a kitten. I need to practice more, maybe multiple times a day.”

Running Sports Sleep Ducks Marathon Duck Sleeping Sport Kitten Quote Kitten Quotes

Book:BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm presents: Two Ducks Brawling Is A Pre-Pillow Fight

Source: BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm presents: Two Ducks Brawling Is A Pre-Pillow Fight

“I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.”

Years Goal Keys One Day Shapes Marathon Specific Goals

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.”

Able Justice Chance Injury Marathon

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.”

Feels Years Different Events New York Racing Marathon

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“If you look back at my marathons and ask whether I would swap one of them for my one balls-up, of course I would. But you can't choose. You have to make the best of it on the day.”

Ifs Looks Courses Asks Balls Marathon Make The Best Of It

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.”

People Wells Running Plenty Marathon

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.”

Feels I Can Real Games Imagine Pride Proud Athlete Marathon

Author:Johann Lamont

“When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.”

Running Action Process Marathon Action Movie Running Marathon

Author:Zack Snyder

“I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it's a marathon... You don't have to look nice, but it's all day every day.”

Needs Looks Long Made Challenges Decision Nice Goes On Directors Sheer Marathon Stamina

Author:Michael Urie

“I wanted to try marathon running, but something always came up: I had a baby and a C-section or I got injured or I just didn't think I could run that far.”

Thinking Trying Running Wanted Baby Sections Marathon Injured Marathon Running

Author:Veronica Webb

“I ran the L.A. marathon and really loved the experience. Communal and wild and a gigantic challenge. Finishing that marathon means I can do more than I think. I think.”

Thinking Mean I Can Can Do Challenges Ran Marathon Finishing

Author:Michael Weatherly

“I have so much to grapple with, I don't think too much about me. People call it the "dance of a thousand egos" when you make a movie. If only I had time to worry when I was making a movie about what the hell I was doing. It's sort of a marathon every day. And then at the end of it, you beg the producers for five more marathons.”

People Ifs Thinking Ends Worry Hell Five Too Much Thousand Ego Producers Marathon

Author:Andrew Niccol

“Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.”

Thinking Knows Needs Today Race Cities New York Tough New York City Invited Marathon Think Twice

Author:Martin Lel

“The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have.”

Giving Girlfriend Marathon

Author:Toshihiko Seko

“Just put one foot in front of the other.”

“The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters.”

“If you're ninety-five percent of the way to outstanding success, doesn't it make sense to go the additional five percent of the way? ... A marathon which takes hours to run, can be won or lost by a matter of seconds.”

Ifs Way Matter Running Success Lost Hours Five Percent Make Sense Seconds Ninety Marathon Outstanding

Author:Ralph Marston

“The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my competitors by putting them into oxygen debt, so that is the way I prepared.”

Way Running Energy Sports Race Management Prepared Track Blow Debt Competitors Oxygen Marathon Strategic

Author:Frank Shorter

“I was thinking back to all the time in the gym, working hard, and that spurred me on [winning New York marathon just ten months after giving birth”

Thinking Giving Hard Winning New York Months Birth Ten Gym Marathon Giving Birth

Author:Paula Radcliffe

“It's not that your back hurts, .. You get these horrible, ice cream brain-freeze headaches. So I would go in on the weekends and get these things called blood patches, where they'd shoot blood into your spine. It was like running a marathon to get it done.”

Done Running Hurt Brain Blood Horrible Ice Weekend Cream Ice Cream Marathon Patches Freeze Spine Headache Get It Done Running Marathon Back Hurts

Author:George Clooney

“Most people have this perception that you have to be out there running for an hour and a half every day. But you don't have to give up your career and family to run a marathon.”

People Giving Running Hours Half Careers Giving Up Perception Marathon

Author:Jeff Galloway

“There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.”

Running Remember Next Water Lines Wonder Wind Drink Keep Going Marathon Bad Day Inspirational Running Finish Line

Author:Steve Jobs

“I pulled a hamstring during the New York City Marathon. An hour into the race, I jumped off the couch.”

Running Hours Race Cities New York New York City Marathon Couches Hamstrings

Author:David Letterman

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