"When I started running, I was so embarrassed, I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers." - Joan Benoit Samuelson
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"The human body can only do so much. Then the heart and spirit must take over." - Sohn Kee-chung
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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." - Jack Lovelock
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"Running was the time he felt most alive. He knew that as surely as he'd ever known anything." - Richard Christian Matheson
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"Whatever the pace, run softly, run tall." - Joe Henderson
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"I learned, one, you shouldn't ever quit. And I learned, two, you'll never be able to explain it to anybody." - Jim Ryun
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"It's important to know that, at the end of the day, it's not the medals you remember. What you remember is the process - what you learn about yourself by challenging yourself, the experiences you share with other people, the honesty the training demands - those are things nobody can take away from you whether you finish twelfth or you're an Olympic champion. " - Silken Laumann
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"For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't." - Dean Karnazes
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"Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand." - Kara Goucher
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"Talk to your body, and if you're ready to make a commitment, have a go at it." - Priscilla Welch
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"People don't know why we run, but it's the hard work you put into practice, and the reward you get from the race." - Courtney Parsons
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"If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances." - Alberto Salazar
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"What if this were your only chance? Sure, it'll be painful, but what's pain?" - Franz Stampfl
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"As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are." - Joan Benoit Samuelson
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"Hill training is often more of a mental challenge than a physical one." - Florence Griffith Joyner
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"Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success." - Grete Waitz
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"Running should be a lifelong activity. Approach it patiently and intelligently, and it will reward you for a long, long time." - Michael Sargent
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"Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running." - Julie Isphording
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"Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself." - John Bingham