This section contains quotes from a variety of sources covering many different topics that pertain to running.




Psychology of Running Quotes:
Quotes dealing with the mental side of running

Quotes from The Mental Edge byKenneth Baum:

• "You also need to believe that improvement is possible.  The mind can become a crucial ally... it also can be self-limiting.  As long as you truly believe that you can reach your goals, it can happen." 
• "If you try something new, you may rediscover the joy in your game." 
• "Plateaus can become a launching pad to the next level of achievement."
• "Remember that a baseball game is just a baseball game, whether it's in a community league or the World Series." 
• "The pressure comes only from within." 
• "Limits we place on ourselves are nothing more than our own failure to exercise our imagination and change what we believe."
• "How we talk to ourselves defines what becomes 'truth;, even if it's not based on facts."
• "Sports are something you do; they're not you.  They are NOT a matter of life and death."
• "Be the best you can be and don't worry about how others view you."
• "If you deliberately plan to be less than you're capable of being, then I warn you that you'll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life."

Quotes from Running Within by Jerry Lynch and Warren A. Scott:

• "Limits are illusions or barriers that we manufacture for our unconcious convenience."
• "Sometimes all you need for a major breakthrough in your performance is 'one more degree' of persistence."
• "Setbacks are a natural consequence of taking a risk and trying to improve."
• "All is possible- you just need time in the saddle."
• "Failure is the unwillingness to take the risks to grow and become a better runner."
• "The arrow that hits the bullseye is the result of a hundred misses."
• "You must be willing to lose before you can win."
• "Risking regret for the rest of your life is the worst risk of all."
• "Today's failure won't matter in 10 years but failing to go for it might.:
• "You cannot discover new horizons unless you are courageous enough to leave the harbor."