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Quotes about Running
Following are some great quotes about running and life. Happy running!
"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 a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." "Good things come slow - especially in distance running." "If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way." "Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes his mind to do. We are capable of greater than we realize." "Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" "He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat." "I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times, but they can always fulfill their own potential." "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." "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." "Most men take the straight and narrow. A few take the road less traveled. I chose to cut through the woods." "Hills are speedwork in disguise." "There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people." "What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog." "How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN." "Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." "You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming." Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts. "I prefer to remain in blissful ignorance of the opposition. That way I'm not frightened by anyone's reputation." Have quotes about running you would like to submit? Email us. Additional quotes about running are added monthly.
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, first man to break the four minute mile
