Motivational 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.

The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.

Run hard, be strong, think big!

The only tactics I admire are do-or-die

My greatest ideas stem from running.

Only think of two things - the report of the pistol and the tape. When you hear one, run like hell until you break the other.

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.

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

The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you're one with the mud.

The freedom of cross country is so primitive. It's woman vs. nature.

It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.

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

Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better.

The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat.

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.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

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

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.

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

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!

Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind.

The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a thrill if you keep up, but one slip and you're nothing but hoof prints.

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.

A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent joyful participation, 98 percent dedication! It's a tough formula. Getting out in the forest in the biting cold and the flattening heat, and putting in kilometer after kilometer.

Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me.

The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

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.

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

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.

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

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

You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. Gatorade ad The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

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