RUNNING QUOTES
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"two revolutions of merciless burning, a war of sinew and nerves. It would be a frantic overdistance sprint of flying elbows and gnashing spikes. It was a race where runners never caught their breath, a battle where intuition and reaction devoured planning and intellect." -Description of running the 800 by Slinger Sanchez
What Makes a Man Run?
Yet, the conflict is there, more raw and challenging than than any man versus man competition.
For in running it
is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents.
The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in
his ability, with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions.
Glenn Cunningham
Run Smart...Kick some Gluteus Maximus. -Anonymous
To be number one, you have to train like your number 2. -Maurice Green
We do it longer!- Sayville Jogging Club
The reason why most people fail instead of succeed is because they give up what they want the most for what they want that moment. -Anonymous
RUN FASTER! - Running Advice from Coach Drago
100% Pure Running
Nothing Added:
No balls, pads, bats, gloves.
No nets, hoops, racquets.
No hash marks, or helmets.
No jerseys, skirts, stirrup socks or mouth guards.
No Chewing Tobacco.
JUST RUNNING
-Nike Ad
Jill, this is a special one to you, from Coach:
THE HAY IS IN THE BARN!
"Only think of two things- the report of the pistol and the tape. When you hear the one, just run like hell till you break the other. -Sam Mussabini
Why do I run? Because I'm FAST.
-Jill's, Notter's, and now McGarry's Penn Relays Shirt
If the hill has its own name, then its
probably a pretty tough hill - Mary Stern
Does "Cardiac" Ring a Bell anyone?
A lot of people run a race to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. -Steve Prefontaine
Part of a runner's training consists of pushing back the limits of his mind, of proving to his doubting intellect that 66 seconds a lap for 12 laps won't reduce him to another cinder on the track. -Kenny Moore
Every Morning in Africa, a
gazelle wakes
It knows it must out run the fastest lion or it will be killed
Every morning if Africa, a
lion wakes
It knows that it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve
But unless you are a runner,
you won't understand.
-Nike Ad
Why do i run?
-Why do i Breathe?
Nike ad
This is the truth.
The clock doesn't stop until you force it to. That is the elegant beauty
of track. It is the simplest, and hardest, of sports. Hear a gun go
off, and run fast. That's the simple part. The hard part is,
run faster than anybody else out there. This is the truth. The clock
will run until somebody makes it stop. It might as well be you, don't you
think?
-AISICS ad
"Geez Coach, --these guys are
--fast!...you're doing-- a great --job with --them!"
~Q (wheezing and out of breath) after doing 400's with the 2milers.
PMA - POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE
-Coach Drago
If you have got in front you will, as
already advised, use your utmost endeavors to keep there. It's the best
place to be, you know.
-Alf Shrubb
Nintzel and Lyndsey, I thought of you guys on this one....
Baby, we were born to run - Bruce Springsteen
You are gonna run so hard, for so long, that you will wear your opponent down, and when the race starts to narrow down, the only kick he'll have left is the one you give him in the
@$$ on the way by!
-Bill Bowerman giving Pre racing advice
It's rude to count the people you pass out loud -ADIDAS
To run is to strive,to strive is to risk,to risk is to live,so why not run? -Anonymous
Running won't kill you... you'll pass out first.
-Anonymous
Running is a mental sport, and we're all psycho!
-Anonymous!
Let us ask you something.
And tell us the truth.
There's only one person
who will know if you don't
finish today, isn't there?
The same person who knows
you finished yesterday.
-Aisics ad
Blow your load at the top of Cardiac! - Coach
Now you know what it feels like to be the fox and the hound at the same moment. And that is the elegant beauty of cross country. You have to focus on their weakest link because you can be sure they are chipping away at yours. There's more to this sport than just running fast. Foxes run fast. Hounds run fast. But put them together, and that's when things get interesting.--Asics
Zip.....Flash! --the relay teams
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strongman 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 and comes short again and again because there is no effort without errors and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at his best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph, and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat.--Theodore Roosevelt
Do not use a hatchet to
remove a fly from a friends forehead. -Old Chinese Proverb
(this quote has essentially nothing to do with
running, but it's funny so it's going up anyway.)
Leggo my Drago! -Gregormo
When you're as graceful as a Ballerina, and as strong as an ox, you can make a fortune blocking for a quaterback. Only problem is, they don't pay you in gold. -Nike Throwers Ad
Never Juggle Shot Puts...EVER!
!2 Milers can Hack It!-the 2 milers
Its Go Time!
Race hard, run fast and above all
enjoy yourself.
-Bill Reed
Some people break records, and some people beat them mercilessly into submission. - anonymous
Those who say that I am finished, and am through, will have to run over my dead body to beat me -anonymous
If your Not Trying Your Hardest, There's no Point in Trying AT ALL! ~SFB
Winning Hurts-
Making a Web site to brag about it doesn't
-Homestead.com
ad
I know I'm running circles, but I can't quit ~Goldfinger (not designed to be about track...but it sure fits doesn't it)
Running is for everyone ... Cross Country is
for athletes.
~Anonymous
Cross-Country's not
for everyone... It's for the wierdos that like to run through the woods in their
underwear.
~Anonymous
Chicks dig the long runner
~Chris Berman (ok, so Boomer didn't say that EXACTLY...)
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few that will catch your heart...pursue those."
"I always loved running...it was something you could do
by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or
slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new
sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." -
Jesse Owens
"Somewhere in the world
someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win." Tom
Flemming
Races don't begin at the starting line, do they? They don't really start until it's just the pack running shoulder to shoulder with no one around. Doesn't it add some excitement knowing the race isn't really won at the finish line with everyone watching? It is won somewhere along the course, where no one can see. ~Asics XC ad
4:59.9
For some, it is a mile.
For others, it is a milestone.
-Freestyle watch ad
Its only 3 miles, but somehow you come
out of it having gone much further.
-Footlocker
Don't Stop.
-Gatorade
Running: one more person investing in themselves. ~New Balance Ad
Why Do You Run?
Because you're wondering if your grandchildren will too. Because its
raining. Because you can, and others can't. Because its faster than
walking. Because that shaky-leg-thing is all about nervous energy.
Because you can't fly. Because you can fly. Because your personal
best is just that, yours. Because the pain of a blister is nothing
compared to the pain of stopping. Because you like the resistance the wind
gives you. Because you like the resistance you give the wind. Just
Because.
-NYC Marathon Ad
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. -Steve Prefontaine (yes, this is a running quote, no matter what Sayville Softball says)
There is a moment in every race. A moment where you can either quit, fold, or say to yourself "I can do this." -Gatorade Ad
I do not run to add days
to my life--I run to add life to my days.
-Ronald Rook
"A true Runner ran even when he didn't feel like it, and raced when he was suppose to, w/o excuses and with nothing held back. He ran to win and would die in the process,running to him was real, the way he did it the realest thing he knew...hard as diamond,it made him weary beyond comprehension, but it also made him free." ~From Once a Runner
Thank
God it's Monday.
It's a beautiful day out here.
We're not behind no desk.
We're not fighten no traffic.
We're out here workin!
With the ability God gave us!
So lets have a great Practice!
-Maurice Greene On track practice
Poem about Cardiac Hill, Cross Country, and Sunken Meadow. Check it out!!
Thanks to Jill, Coach Drago, McG, Pre, Sue and many more for quotes.