Inspirational Runner Quotes - Page 3

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

Sebastian Coe

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which men can run. I feel this may be around 3:30 for the mile. However, another paradox remains - if an athlete manages to run 3:30, another runner could be found to marginally improve on that time.

Roger Bannister

Running, Athlete, Men

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The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.

Sebastian Coe

Running, World, Nine

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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

Haile Gebrselassie

Running, Distance, Half Marathons

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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

Bill Bowerman

Funny, Motivational, Nike

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Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

Bill Dellinger

Running, Giving Up, Distance

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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Steve Prefontaine

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

"Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Will Rogers

Inspirational, Funny, Life

"The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

John Bingham

Inspirational, Softball, Sports

John Bingham (1999). “The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

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I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Jesse Owens

Motivational, Fitness, Running

Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”

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Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

Oprah Winfrey

Motivational, Running, Fitness

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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.

George A. Sheehan

Motivational, Running, Ideas

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

Dean Karnazes

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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

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If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

John Bingham

Running, Years, Tests

John Bingham (1999). “The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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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.

Doris Brown Heritage

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

William Faulkner

Inspirational, Running, Dream

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We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

Roger Bannister

Running, Thinking, Training

Sir Roger Bannister (2011). “The First Four Minutes”, p.142, The History Press

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Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Paula Radcliffe

Running, Feet, Sight

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I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

Jesse Owens

Running, Endurance, Track And Field

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There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.

Billy Connolly

Being Happy, Running, Adventure

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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine

Sharon Salzberg

Running, Imagine, Dare

FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Dec 12, 2012

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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

Steve Prefontaine

Motivational, Running, Art

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Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Doug Larson

Inspirational, Positive, Running

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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.

Priscilla Welch

Motivational, Softball, Running

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