Race Motivational Quotes

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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Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

Paul Tergat

Motivational, Running, Athlete

"Coeurs d'athlètes". Sport/Documentary, 2003.

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When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that are very exciting.

Doris Brown Heritage

Running, Race, Track And Field

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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.

Mario Andretti

Nascar Racing, People, Missing

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than others.

Ayrton Senna

Motor Racing, Littles, Limits

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What's behind you doesn't matter.

Enzo Ferrari

Motivational, Motor Racing, Car

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Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.

Enzo Ferrari

Motor Racing, Aerodynamics, Car

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

Paul Newman

Law, Racing, Useless

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It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.

Mario Andretti

Motivational, Thinking, Nascar Racing

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports... all the others are games.

Ernest Hemingway

Funny, Sports, Real

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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

Lance Armstrong

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

"It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life". Book by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, May 22, 2000.

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To achieve anything in this game you must be prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster.

Stirling Moss

Motivational, Motor Racing, Games

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Life, Success

Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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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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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Vince Lombardi

Love, Inspirational, Life

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Just put one foot in front of the other.

Austin Peck

Running, Perseverance, Hiking

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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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The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Motivational, Sports, Motor Racing

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The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Juma Ikangaa

Motivational, Running, Mean

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I run to see who has the most guts.

Steve Prefontaine

Sports, Running, Track

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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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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

Sam Snead

Running, Golf, Track

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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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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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