I love my competitor for he brings out the best in me.
Run till your guts hurt. And if you have to throw up, do it on your competition. Let them worry about it.
I love my competitor for he brings out the best in me.
Run till your guts hurt. And if you have to throw up, do it on your competition. Let them worry about it.
Going out to train hard each day is like asking someone to shoot you in the face. You know it's going to hurt like hell.
Mark Wetmore
Speed is a Gift; Endurance is an Achievement!
Herb Elliott/Percy Cerutty
Not really "running" quotes, but definitely apply:
We will either find a way, or make one.
--Hannibal
Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances.
--Napoleon Bonaparte
"If you don't make dust, you eat it"
"Anything with a pulse"
A phrase that a coach of mine used when frustrated by unsuccessful efforts to recruit runners (he rocked out, but he was tryin to recruit @ a commuter university where the average student is 24 & has full-time job-- yikes).
Hermanita wrote:
"Anything with a pulse"
Hey wow! that was also my life motto before losing my virginity!
No Balls, No Glory.
And i dreamt of a snail crawling across the edge of a razor.
We run for the hill of it...
My mascara runs faster than you
"What does not destroy me make me strong."
--Nietzsche
"Full...of...run...(breath)"
--a running mantra, adapted from CarolinaRunner's John Kellogg thread; set it going in your head as you head out for your next long run; either one step or two steps per word.
"Beam me up, Scotty"
Captain Kirk, 1967.
Oh hell - not running related.
ralla wrote:
"Beam me up, Scotty"
Captain Kirk, 1967.
Oh hell - not running related.
Don't be so hard on yourself.On this website it is very appropriate.
Hell , I'd rather die anywhere here than here. Because if I don't die here , at least my soul has a chance of getting to Heaven.
Chef,
Laitsruioun,Peninsula
1968
Prefontane can give me a rim job.
It's all fun and games, until you f***ing lose!
Dave Bedford
even though I've yet to confirm it as a published quote:
"I figure if horses can eat green shit and be strong and run like motherf***ers, why shouldn't I?"-Miles Davis
Me as a sophomore in college:
"Hey Coach, can you take a look at my training log and tell me what you think I was missing this year?"
Coach Bob Parks as he absently flips through my year of training looks up and says:
"Well, Mike you just gotta get f***in' tougher."
Me: "Okay Coach."
I walked out of his office and ran tougher(and a lot faster) from then on.
American by birth, Kenyan at heart. (American can be substituted for any country/nationality)
Go hard or go home (my fave, but unfortunately overused by my school's lacrosse teams who used to be good 5five years ago, and know SUCK)
Speak softly and carry a big kick. (close second favorite)
"I changed my diet and my running form. This is how I am still able to compete at a World Level at the age of 40."