Words of Inspiration
"The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect." - George Sheehan, M.D.
"We
may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason
for the journey,
or miss a chance to see the rainbow on the way." - Gloria Gaither
"The
human body can do so much. Then the heart and spirit must take
over."
- Sohn Kee-Chung, Korean winner of the 1936 Olympic Marathon
"It is not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves." - Sir Edmund Hillary
"Our greatest glory is not never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius
"My
life is a gift to me from my Creator. What I do with my life is my gift
back to my Creator."
- Billy Mills, Native American and winner of the 1964 Olympic 10,000 meters
"If
people were possessed by reason, running marathons would not work. But we
are not creatures of reason.
We are creatures of passion." - Noel Carroll, Irish middle-distance star in
the mid 1960s
"A runner must run with
dreams in his heart."
- Emil Zatopek, 1952 triple gold medalist, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and
marathon
"I was
unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me.
But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known." - Emil Zatopek,
after a marathon
"Racing
teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we
thought we could go.
It helps
us find out what we are made of." - Pattisue Plumer, American Olympian in
the 1992 Olympics
They that hope in the
Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagle's wings;
They will run and not grow weary... - Isaiah 40:31
"Stadiums
are for spectators. We runners have nature, and that is much
better."
- Juha Vaatainen, Finnish 5000- and 10,000-meter star from the 1970s
"You
have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years I've
given myself a thousand reasons to keep running,
but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to
self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." - Steve Prefontaine