The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
-John Bingham
Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.
-Dean Karnazes
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
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.
-Tim Noakes
What I’ve learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you’re hurting like crazy and you want to give up. Success is often just around the corner.
-James Dyson
But I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.
-Meb Keflezighi
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Don’t dream of winning, train for it! -Mo Farah
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable. -Kara Goucher
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
You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff. -Lemony Snicket