Marathon Motivational Quotes - Page 3

• It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.

  Brooks Johnson

  Running, Distance, Track

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• It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

  Emil Zatopek

  Running, Pain, Not Giving Up

  Attributed to Emil Zatopek in "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"), an unsigned article from Khaleej Times, August 8, 2008.

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• Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me.

  Said Aouita

  Motivational, Running, Athlete

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• Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

  PattiSue Plumer

  Motivational, Fitness, Running

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• 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.

  Carl Lewis

  Basketball, Sports, Running

  Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

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  Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

  Joe Paterno

  Life, Uplifting, Running

  "We were..." by Wright Thompson, www.espn.com. November 24, 2011.

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• There is nothing to be intimidated about - it's just another long run where a few more people show up and they happen to wear numbers.

  Wess Stafford

  Running, Numbers, Long

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• 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.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Running, Dream, Giving Up

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