Dean Karnazes Quotes

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  Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.

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  Running, Struggle, Essence

  Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.141, Atlantic Books

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  Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.197, Penguin

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• The human body has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.

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  Body, Spirit, Humans

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.28, Penguin

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• The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.

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  Inspirational, Sports, Running

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.155, Penguin

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• I run because if I didn’t, I’d be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I run…to savor the trip along the way. Life becomes a little more vibrant, a little more intense. I like that.

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  Running, Health, Air

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• People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness... Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.' Never are my senses more engaged than when the pain sets in. There is a magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

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  Running, Pain, Confused

  "Ultramarathon Man". Book by Dean Karnazes, March 17, 2005.

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• Even if you're inches away from the finish, never take success for granted.

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  Success, Granted, Inches

  Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.89, Rodale

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• Don't run with your legs, run with your heart.

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  Running, Heart, Legs

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.28, Penguin

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• A Marathon is not about running, it is about salvation. We spend so much of our lives doubting ourselves, thinking we're not good enough, not strong enough, not made of the right stuff. The Marathon is an opportunity for redemption. "Opportunity," because the outcome is uncertain. "Opportunity," because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen; only you can turn your farfetched dream into a reality.

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  Running, Dream, Strong

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• Don't confuse comfort with happiness.

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  Happiness, Powerful, Comfort

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• Listen to everyone, follow no one.

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  Dean Karnazes (2017). “The Road to Sparta: Running in the Footsteps of the Original Ultramarathon Man”, p.146, Atlantic Books

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• Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

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  Goal, Risk, Elements

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.135, Penguin

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• Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.

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  Running, Inner Peace, Life Well Lived

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.31, Penguin

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• Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough."

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  Running, Pushing, Failing

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• Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.

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  Sports, Running, Office

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• Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

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  Compromise, Failing, Permit

  Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.98, Rodale

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• I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

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  Running, Pain, Struggle

  Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.25, Rodale

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• Most dreams die a slow death. They're conceived in a moment of passion, with the prospect of endless possibility, but often languish and are not pursued with the same heartfelt intensity as when first born. Slowly, subtly, a dream becomes elusive and ephemeral. People who've lost their own dreams become pessimists and cynics. They feel like the time and devotion spent on chasing their dreams were wasted. The emotional scars last forever.

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  Dream, Passion, Emotional

  Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.78, Atlantic Books

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• If you keep chasing your dreams, one day you'll catch them.

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  Dream, One Day, Chasing

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• We have killed our souls with comfort instead of seeking fulfillment and achievement.

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  Achievement, Soul, Comfort

  Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.189, Rodale

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• I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary.

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  Running, Air, Ordinary

  Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.148, Atlantic Books

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• I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.

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  Running, Feet, Long

  Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.148, Atlantic Books

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• I wasn't born with any innate talent. I've never been naturally gifted at anything. I always had to work at it. The only way I knew how to succeed was to try harder than anyone else. Dogged persistence is what got me through life. But here was something I was half-decent at. Being able to run great distances was the one thing I could offer the world. Others might be faster, but I could go longer. My strongest quality is that I never give up.

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  Running, Giving Up, Distance

  Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.135, Atlantic Books

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• Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.

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  Heaven, Sometimes, Hell

  Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.158, Penguin

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• Running unites us and brings us together because, in the words of the great Bill Rogers, "We sweat the same. We struggle the same." Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. for it is one of the few commonalities left between us as a human race. Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran.

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  Running, Struggle, Simple

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