Running Quotes - Page 13

• The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability -- consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.

  Bill Rodgers

  Philosophy, Advice, Consistency

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• Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.

  John Bingham

  Opportunity, Giving, Trying

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• All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.

  Haruki Murakami

  Silence, Cozy, Matter

  Haruki Murakami (2011). “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”, p.23, Random House

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  The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Struggle

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be.

  George A. Sheehan

  Discovery, Self, Runners

  George A. Sheehan, George Sheehan (1992). “Dr. George Sheehan on getting fit & feeling great”, Outlet

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• There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing

  Ranulph Fiennes

  Adventure, Weather, Hiking

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• Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

  William J. Clinton

  Motivational, Optimistic, Mind

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• Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.

  Haruki Murakami

  Live Life, Endurance, Want

  "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running". Book by Haruki Murakami, October 15, 2007.

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• Stay in the race. Keep running. Keep walking. Keep praying. The Lord will renew your strength.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Race, Praying, Lord

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• There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year.... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child.

  George A. Sheehan

  Children, Animal, Years

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• You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

  Frank Shorter

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Death, Courage

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 2, l. 30

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• Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

  Hal Higdon

  Motivational, Hurt, Bad Day

  Hal Higdon (2005). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide”, p.344, Rodale

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• Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that's what everybody needs to know.

  Clint Eastwood

  Country, Jobs, Romance

  "Eastwood says his convention appearance was 'mission accomplished'" by Paul Miller, www.pineconearchive.com. September 7, 2012.

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• For nearly 2 million years, our ancestors survived and thrived and spread across the planet because they could run other mammals into heat exhaustion.

  Christopher McDougall

  Years, Mammals, Heat

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• The 'Tarahumara' use their legs 'as designed.' By running at a young age with minimal footwear, they naturally develop the best biomechanical use of their legs. Cushioned shoes restrict foot movements and allow for over-striding. Short strides are natural.

  Christopher McDougall

  Shoes, Feet, Age

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• Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.

  Amanda Burton

  Building Up, Focus, Building

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• You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.

  Kenneth H. Cooper

  Four, Week, Break

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• Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.

  Eric Dickerson

  Legs, Knees, Thighs

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• Those who run away from the reality will eventually get run over by it!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Reality, Running Away

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• When the sun shines wondrously in the morning, even the shadows in our mind start running away!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Morning, Shining, Mind

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• I don't really analyze my stuff when I write. I write about stuff that I'm interested in, that I'm feeling at that particular time. When I stand back and look at the complete work, I might see themes that run through the whole film, but I'm not really conscious of it when I'm doing it.

  Spike Lee

  Writing, Feelings, Looks

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• I love getting in the open floor and running.

  Chris Bosh

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• When we run ahead of God, we run into trouble.

  Fraser Young

  Trouble

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• When I'm running, I'm looking for contact. It's kind of weird. It brings a fire to me. When I get older I'll probably get wise and not do that.

  Ray Rice

  Wise, Fire, Kind

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