Inspirational Running Quotes
The best sayings about Inspirational Running that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
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Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.
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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.
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Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished.
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As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on.
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To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life.
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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.
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If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.
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No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.
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Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.
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Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially right. I do give the athletes a relatively free rein and for good reason. One of my principles is? 'Don't overcoach.'
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The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.
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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.
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Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.
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Endurance? You've only got to get out there and do it. Face up to it: man was meant to run.
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Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.
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To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality.
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Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.
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Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
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I felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist.
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Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. When you were younger the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired... You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going.
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I am going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school race to win my last race.
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It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see someone running. I know that when I see someone running on my street, my instincts tell me to let the dog go after him.
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There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
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I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.
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Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.
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Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destroy reality?
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Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.
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Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.
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