Running Quotes - Page 12

• 

  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, Dream

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

  825 Copy quote

  Show source

• Believe in yourself, know yourself, deny yourself, and be humble.

  John Treacy

  Believe, Humble, Know Yourself

  11 Copy quote

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

  Sharon Salzberg

  Imagine, Dare, Never Doubt Yourself

  FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Dec 12, 2012

  32 Copy quote

  Show source

• Be sincere in your thoughts, Be pure in your feelings. You will not have to run after happiness. Happiness will run after you.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Feelings, Sincere, Pure

  60 Copy quote

• But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind- a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus.

  Scott Jurek

  Inspirational, Beauty, Worry

  Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.181, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  83 Copy quote

  Show source

• A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.

  Ken Doherty

  Winning, Creeds, Cross Country Motivational

  Ken Doherty (1964). “Modern training for running”, Prentice Hall

  18 Copy quote

  Show source
• 

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  1085 Copy quote

• If you're going through hell, keep going.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  355 Copy quote

• If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

  Emil Zatopek

  Different, Want, Marathon

  82 Copy quote

• I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

  Amby Burfoot

  Sports, Heart, Brain

  65 Copy quote

• Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Teaching

  John Wooden, Swen Nater (2006). “John Wooden's UCLA Offense”, p.93, Human Kinetics

  10 Copy quote

  Show source

• Is hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while 5 other guys use clubs to try and kill us. Oh yeah, did I mention that this whole time we're standing on blades 1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. Next question.

  Brendan Shanahan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  244 Copy quote

• I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.

  Lynn Jennings

  Motivational, Success, Encouraging

  54 Copy quote

• I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.

  Abebe Bikila

  Sports, Country, Determination

  "50 stunning Olympic moments: Abebe Bikila's 1960 marathon victory - in pictures" by Steven Bloor, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.

  80 Copy quote

  Show source

• Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've got to find the balance between being totally ready to go and being really at peace with yourself as well.

  Cathy Freeman

  Sports, Peace, Keys

  103 Copy quote

• There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

  John Ruskin

  Change, Rainy Day, Hiking

  "The Use Of Life". Book by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. Chapter 4: "Recreation", 1894.

  131 Copy quote

  Show source

• Just do the best with what you have, and you'll soon be doing it better.

  Gil Hodges

  Inspirational Running, Do The Best

  47 Copy quote

• Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Travel, Moving, Legs

  14 Copy quote

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

  Billy Connolly

  Being Happy, Adventure, Positivity

  38 Copy quote

• Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas.

  Esa Tikkanen

  Inspirational, Funny, Distance

  15 Copy quote

• Until you accept responsibility for your life, someone else runs your life.

  Orrin Woodward

  Responsibility, Accepting, Responsibility For Your Life

  Twitter post from Jun 10, 2016

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Motivational, Attitude, Mistake

  19 Copy quote

• Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Lying, Fighting, Joy

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

  26 Copy quote

  Show source

• Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

  Jules Renard

  Motivation, Business, Tired

  104 Copy quote

• The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

  Ken Doherty

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  86 Copy quote