Marathon Motivational Quotes

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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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  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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• Just put one foot in front of the other.

  Austin Peck

  Running, Perseverance, Hiking

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• 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.

  PattiSue Plumer

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Pain, Differences

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• The marathon's about being in contention over the last 10K. That's when it's about what you have in your core. You have run all the strength, all the superficial fitness out of yourself, and it really comes down to what's left inside you. To be able to draw deep and pull something out of yourself is one of the most tremendous things about the marathon.

  Robert de Castella

  Running, Able, Lasts

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

  Lynn Jennings

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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• 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.

  Roger Bannister

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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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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• To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind.

  Jerome Drayton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

  Brian Tracy

  Inspirational, Motivational, Eye

  Brian Tracy, Azim Jamal (2016). “What You Seek Is Seeking You”, p.139, Jaico Publishing House

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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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• The marathon can humble you.

  Bill Rodgers

  Running, Humble, Boston Marathon

  Bill Rodgers, Matthew Shepatin (2013). “Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World”, p.274, Macmillan

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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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• You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

  Frank Shorter

  Inspirational, Running, Mind

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• If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.

  Kathrine Switzer

  Faith, Sports, Running

  "This Inspiring, Blind Young Man Is Running the NYC Marathon to Save Lives" by Sibylle Eschapasse, www.theepochtimes.com. October 29, 2015.

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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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• 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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• Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

  Bill Dellinger

  Running, Giving Up, Distance

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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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• 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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• The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

  George A. Sheehan

  Running, Real, Voice

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• I run to see who has the most guts.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Sports, Running, Track

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  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.

  Jacqueline Gareau

  Motivational, Fitness, Running

  "Diversification and Discipline Are Key to Investing in Gold" by Frank Holmes, www.businessinsider.com. August 21, 2014.

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