(In no particular order).
Mental toughness is built by doing something that is hard over and over again, especially when you don't feel like doing it.
Our society has conditioned us to believe there should be no discomfort, to stop when we are uncomfortable. But the discomfort we feel when we're doing a challenging workout is an important part of the strengthening process.
Push through your down days when you're not feeling your best (unless, of course, you are injured or ill). Dogged determination requires keeping your feet moving forward through inconveniences, discomfort, and insecurities to reach your goals.
- Jim Afremow.
The biggest obstacle you’ll ever have to overcome is your mind.
If you can overcome that, you can overcome anything.
-The Age of Enlightenment
Running is nothing more than a series of arguments between the part of your brain that wants you to stop and the part that wants to keep going.
- Gibson's Daily Running Quotes, facebook.
What
you feel doesn't matter in the end; it's what you do that makes you
brave.
There's a lot of go waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired, Andre. That's where you're going to know yourself. On the other side of tired. (Pg 155)
This is why we're here. To fight through the pain and, when possible, to relieve the pain of others. So simple. So hard to see. (pg 256).
There's a lot of go waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired, Andre. That's where you're going to know yourself. On the other side of tired. (Pg 155)
This is why we're here. To fight through the pain and, when possible, to relieve the pain of others. So simple. So hard to see. (pg 256).
A
poem : pg 298
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved heaven and earth, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
-from "Open", Andre Agassi's autobiography.
We only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. So stop. Try something you've never tried. Teach it. Do it. Risk it.
- Jon Blais
You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Gibran
Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
- Longfellow
Cheerfulness is the rich and satisfying result of strenous discipline.
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.
Work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt, and,
Dance like no one's watching.
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” - Kahlil Gibran
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” - Edmund Hillary
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.” - Edmund Hillary
"Courage has never been known to be a matter of muscle; it is a matter of the heart. The toughest muscle has been known to tremble before an imaginary fear. It was the heart that set the muscle trembling." - Gandhi
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. - voltaire
In the process of completely exhausting myself, I connect with an inner part of me ordinarily veiled by the everyday distractions of life. During that short time spent on a trail in the mountains, my life is reduced to it's simplest terms. Most ultrarunners are people who find goodness and joy in difficult times, who see beyond the misery to the beauty of nature, and who truly realize the elemental and important aspects of life. Going for a run always clears my head, but running 100 miles distills my soul.
"Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Miler: A Triumph of Desire over Reason" by Keith Knipling, one of a collection of amazing essays from the book "Running Through The Wall: Personal Encounters With The Ultramarathon", Neal Jamison.
"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
"This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.,George Sheehan,Motivation
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved heaven and earth, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
-from "Open", Andre Agassi's autobiography.
We only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. So stop. Try something you've never tried. Teach it. Do it. Risk it.
- Jon Blais
You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Gibran
Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
- Longfellow
Cheerfulness is the rich and satisfying result of strenous discipline.
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.
Work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt, and,
Dance like no one's watching.
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” - Kahlil Gibran
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” - Edmund Hillary
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.” - Edmund Hillary
"Courage has never been known to be a matter of muscle; it is a matter of the heart. The toughest muscle has been known to tremble before an imaginary fear. It was the heart that set the muscle trembling." - Gandhi
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. - voltaire
In the process of completely exhausting myself, I connect with an inner part of me ordinarily veiled by the everyday distractions of life. During that short time spent on a trail in the mountains, my life is reduced to it's simplest terms. Most ultrarunners are people who find goodness and joy in difficult times, who see beyond the misery to the beauty of nature, and who truly realize the elemental and important aspects of life. Going for a run always clears my head, but running 100 miles distills my soul.
"Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Miler: A Triumph of Desire over Reason" by Keith Knipling, one of a collection of amazing essays from the book "Running Through The Wall: Personal Encounters With The Ultramarathon", Neal Jamison.
"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
"This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.,George Sheehan,Motivation
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Collected From: http://divaruns.blogspot.com/
"You feel good while you're running and you feel even better when you're finished." Fred Lebow"Just do it." Nike
"For me, like so many others, running is the answer. Out on the road it is just you, the pavement, and your will". John Bingham
"There is only one runner in this race, and that is me". George Sheehan
"We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort." Jesse Owens
"Last is just the slowest winner." C. Hunter Boyd
"Tough times don't last but tough people do." A.C. Green
"You feel good while you're running and you feel even better when you're finished." Fred Lebow"Just do it." Nike
"For me, like so many others, running is the answer. Out on the road it is just you, the pavement, and your will". John Bingham
"There is only one runner in this race, and that is me". George Sheehan
"We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort." Jesse Owens
"Last is just the slowest winner." C. Hunter Boyd
"Tough times don't last but tough people do." A.C. Green
"Get
out there and do what you love!"Kara Goucher
"Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It’s only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and every day and attempts to be the best runner and best person he can be… Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up". Amby Burfoot
"What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog". Dwight D. Eisenhower
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience another life... run a marathon". Emil Zatopek
"Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way." Jen Rhines
"The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat." Bill Squires
"I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart." Mike Fanelli, club coach
"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
"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open." Nike
"You only ever grow as a human being if you're outside your comfort zone", Percy Cerutty
"Good things come slow - especially in distance running". Bill Dellinger, Oregon Coach
"A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket." Emil Zatopek
"Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It’s only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and every day and attempts to be the best runner and best person he can be… Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up". Amby Burfoot
"What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog". Dwight D. Eisenhower
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience another life... run a marathon". Emil Zatopek
"Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way." Jen Rhines
"The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat." Bill Squires
"I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart." Mike Fanelli, club coach
"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
"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open." Nike
"You only ever grow as a human being if you're outside your comfort zone", Percy Cerutty
"Good things come slow - especially in distance running". Bill Dellinger, Oregon Coach
"A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket." Emil Zatopek
1 comment:
Kaiwan,
Good stuff. Keep writing. I love the quotes.
Cheers
Murthy
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