Quotes about Running

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham

"The marathon can humble you."
-Bill Rodgers

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

"I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty."
-Wendy Liebman

"The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved."
-Arthur Lydiard

"The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport."
-Bill Rodgers

"Our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."
-William Shakespeare

"I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me."
-Wilma Rudolph

"The only devils in this world are those running around in our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought."
-Mahatma Gandhi

"It was cold out there, bitter, biting, cutting, piercing, hyperborean, marmoreal cold, and there were all these Minnesotans running around outdoors, happy as lambs in the spring."
-Charles Kuralt

"I want to see the correct focus and the correct attitude, not just from the players, but the entire organization of the importance of the season. Last year, we rebounded and had a very good regular season and our expectations were high, and we didn't meet those expectations in the playoffs. I think rather than running from that, we need to meet those expectations head-on."
-Doug Armstrong

"If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way."
-Lois McMaster Bujold

"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going to win a 5,000 meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself."
-Steve Prefontaine

"Dave and Kyle have both been running well. Having depth in the distance events has really given our team a boost this season."
-Dave Beaudoin

"They'll participate more. They are playing better and practicing harder. In different setups they help us; Auburn does a good job running the ball and after that they pass it, but the main thing is both of them have been getting them better at practicing."
-Tracy Rocker

"We executed the offense much better in the second half. We were a little tight. We had guys just running around and not getting to spots."
-John Mielke

"I'm still running good. Hopefully I'll have a good run tomorrow."
-Maria Mutola

"The ball tends to sweep into the pins at Augusta. Here, it's always running away from them. This is very tough."
-Padraig Harrington

"[Davenport] came up with some big plays. We put a cap on the running game, but they were able to get some big pass plays."
-Ted Bahhur

"One home nearby has a cinder-block garage, and they've developed cracks running between the cinder blocks from floor to ceiling on three walls. Other houses have radiating cracks from door frames."
-Mason Miller

"We look forward to running a great, clean club for adults to enjoy."
-Jenna Jameson

"The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up."
-William Hazlitt

"That kind of posed a little bit of a problem as far as the running game was concerned."
-Darius Walker

"The bottom line is that we have to keep the transit system running because the health of this city depends on it. I apologize to our riders but we have to pay a little more."
-Howard Moscoe

"Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues."
-Joseph Hall

"He has little prior experience running an organization. However, he is a leader."
-Don Odermann

"When we go to Richmond [to race], hopefully we can do the same things we do in testing, and I can go out and practice and get the car running good instead of learning the track. That's what is going to help me out a lot, just learning the track."
-Burney Lamar

"We always like to top the number we made the year before. But we're running a little behind last year's pace."
-Jane Sawyer