Funny Cross Country Running Quotes

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street.

Trample the weak. Hurdle the dead.

It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which men can run. I feel this may be around 3:30 for the mile. However, another paradox remains - if an athlete manages to run 3:30, another runner could be found to marginally improve on that time.

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport.

Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!

If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you'll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.

Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

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.

Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.

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

It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.

I run to see who has the most guts.

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.

I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

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