Best Motivational Running Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 2

“There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.”

“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.”

“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.”

“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable.”

“Keep varying the program. Your body will tell you what to do.”

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Author:Joan Benoit

“I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.”

“Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.”

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Book:Jimmy Carter

Source: Jimmy Carter

“The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank.”

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Author:George A. Sheehan

“Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success.”

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Author:Grete Waitz

“Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand.”

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Author:Kara Goucher

“Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.”

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Author:Bill Rodgers

“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”

“We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“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.”

“What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.”

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Author:Hal Higdon

“The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability -- consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.”

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Author:Bill Rodgers

“Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even if we try hard to do well at it, it is a relief from everyday cares.”

Ifs Trying Wells Hard Play Care Running Young Perspective Everyday Relief Relative Seriousness Motivational Running

Author:Jim Fixx

“If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.”

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Author:Robert M. Pirsig

“To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner.”

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Author:George A. Sheehan

“I run because it's so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can't. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you're capable of so much more than you thought.”

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Author:Arthur Blank

“It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to do.”

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Book:New and Collected Stories

Source: New and Collected Stories

“Running is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the miles run by other runners, too.”

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Author:Richard O'Brien

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

“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.”

“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'.”

“To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.”

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Author:Amby Burfoot

“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

Source: Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field

“The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.”

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Author:Elbert Hubbard

“If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.”

Ifs Feels Running Trouble Normal Miles Inspirational Sports Marathon Bad Day Abnormal Motivational Running Marathon Runners Marathon Running Half Marathons

Author:Robert de Castella

“Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.”

“There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing”

“Good things come slow, especially in distance running.”

“Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.”

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Author:Lasse Viren

“Attitude determines how well you do it.”

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Book:Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success

Source: Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success

“I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.”

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.”

Ifs Running Winning Sports Loses Secret Champion Someday Motivational Sports Winning And Losing Motivational Running Great Running Undefeated Winning Losing I Will Win Great Winning

Book:Wilma

Source: Wilma

“Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet.”

“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.”

“Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.”

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Book:Dr. George Sheehan on getting fit & feeling great

Source: Dr. George Sheehan on getting fit & feeling great

“The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.”

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Author:George A. Sheehan

“The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other... but to be with each other.”

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Author:Christopher McDougall

“Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.”

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Author:Kara Goucher

“That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life it.”

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Author:Kara Goucher

“Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road.”

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Author:Ryan Shay

“Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better.”

“Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.”

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Author:Joan Benoit

“Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.”

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Author:Kara Goucher

“Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible, nothing unattainable.”

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Author:Kara Goucher

“Running has thrown me into adventures that I would otherwise have missed.”

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Book:Strides: Running Through History with an Unlikely Athlete

Source: Strides: Running Through History with an Unlikely Athlete

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