I will start with one:
“Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.”— Tom Fleming
What is your favorite motivational quote? What else do you use to motivate yourself for the daily grind? Please share in the comment section below.
“Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.”— Tom Fleming
What is your favorite motivational quote? What else do you use to motivate yourself for the daily grind? Please share in the comment section below.
When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third? (Nourredine Morcelli)(Not sure if I spelled that correctly!)
ReplyDelete"What I want is to be number one." - Steve Prefontaine
ReplyDelete"somebody may beat me, but they're going to have to bleed to do it."
ReplyDelete-Pre
"Racing is life..everything else is just waiting" -Steve McQueen in "LeMans".
ReplyDeleteHard work may pay off in the long run, but laziness pays off right now.
ReplyDelete"Yes. We. Can." - Barack Obama
ReplyDelete"Don't forget to win...."
ReplyDelete[I understand this saying was coined by Willie Harmatz, but I don't know for sure....]
Also here are some others ones that I really like....
ReplyDelete"I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" -Muhammad Ali
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." -Lance Armstrong
"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." -Roger Bannister
"Just shut up and run." -Kenrick Sealy
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."
ReplyDelete-Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner
"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that."
ReplyDelete-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder
Don't know if this is original or not but I like this quote from Patricia Ley assistant coach at Gonzaga. "Run for the freedom, the joy and just maybe a place will take care of itself."
ReplyDeleteNot conventional running quotes, but I think they apply nonetheless.
ReplyDelete"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
Here is one for all you xc fans-
ReplyDelete“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb
Since many of these have been quotes from Prefontane here are a few from his coach Bill Bowerman:
ReplyDelete"The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles."
"There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."
"A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy."
"Don't look back, leave it all on the track" - Tucker, Stripes' coach in Racing Stripes
ReplyDeleteThe Nike ad "JUST DO IT"
ReplyDeleteGames require skill. Running requires endurance, character, pride, physical strength, and mental toughness. Running is a test, not a game. A test of faith, belief, will, and trust in one's self. So hardcore that it needs a category all to itself to define the pain. When game players criticize, it's because they aren't willing to understand, not because they're stronger. Running is more than a sport; it's a lifestyle. If you have to ask us why we run, you'll never understand, so just accept.
ReplyDeleteJessica Propst
That's a good one. I may have to "steal" that one.
ReplyDeleteDon't put a limit on anything.The more you dream the farther you get.
ReplyDelete- Michael Phelps
as I'm on the line I think of my race and feel as small as an ant but when the sound of the gun goes off I feel as if I'm a man
ReplyDeleteas I'm on the line I think of my race and feel as small as an ant but when the sound of the gun goes off I feel as if I'm a man
ReplyDeleteReading the comments, everyone has a lot of inspiring quotes! Love it! It you dont mind, there is a list of motivational running quotes that everyone here may enjoy very much if it's okay I post them here: Cross Country Slogans
ReplyDelete“No Excuse, Just Produce”
ReplyDeleteDo or do not. There is no Try. Yoda.
ReplyDeleteRun the summer to rule the fall.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you when your tired!!!
ReplyDelete-Coach
NO REGRETS!!!
ReplyDelete“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear.” -Donald Trump
ReplyDeleteSeveral quotes from famous people.
ReplyDeleteMake Each Day Your Masterpiece.
Dream Big and Dare to Fail.
Believe You Can and Your Halfway There.
If it Doesn't Challenge You, It won't Change you.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
"Sports don't build character, they reveal it." - Heywood Hale Broun
ReplyDeleteI think of this one from Teddy Roosevelt when I see those runners who may never win any races, but nonetheless test themselves. Cross country might not be the most glamorous of sports, but I have no greater respect than for the athlete that gets out there and challenges himself (or herself) to be their best.
ReplyDelete"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
"My goal is simple. Run faster. A lot faster." - Bob Kennedy
ReplyDeleteThe eyes see only what the mind knows.
ReplyDelete"Running hurts everyone, but it's how you deal with it that matters, that shapes yours character."
ReplyDelete"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow"
"Leaders are never satisfied, they continually strive to be better"
"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."
"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear"