Running Marathon 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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  What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Life, Basketball

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.135, Best Books on

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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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  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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• A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high.

  Molly Ringwald

  Depression, Role Models, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Onions make me sad. A lot of people don't realize that.

  Mitch Hedberg

  Funny, Depression, Humor

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• Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware of it. Unfortunately, when the awareness comes, it is excruciating.

  John Farrington

  Running, Pain, Cutting

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• You shall become the person you are.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Jogging, Great Running, Distance Running

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). “The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs”, p.219, Vintage

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• I definitely want to show how beautiful the marathon can be. I am the opponent of all those who find the marathon bad: the psychologists, the physiologists, the doubters. I make the marathon beautiful for myself and for others. That's why I'm here.

  Uta Pippig

  Beautiful, Running, Opponents

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• Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.

  Fred Lebow

  Running, Things In Life, Thrill

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

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• Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Motivation, Keys

  Hal Higdon (2011). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons”, p.207, Rodale

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  Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

  Roger Bannister

  Motivational, Success, Fitness

  "The Spirituality Of Running" by Jim Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 5, 2016.

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• Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

  Paavo Nurmi

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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• The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an Olympic champion, but he can dream of finishing a marathon.

  Fred Lebow

  Running, Dream, Drama

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• Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.

  George S. Patton

  Running, Courage, Blood

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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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• Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.

  Christopher McDougall

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.13, Profile Books

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

  Sebastian Coe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. Gatorade ad The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

  Juma Ikangaa

  Running, Mean, Winning

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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