Ron Delany quotes

Ron Delany quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride.”
-- Ron Delany

#Motivational Quotes #Running Quotes #Athlete Quotes

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”
“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
“The movie, like the book before it, is an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears. Directed by Josh Boone ('Stuck in Love') with scrupulous respect for John Green's best-selling young-adult novel, the film sets out to make you weep -- not just sniffle or choke up a little, but sob until your nose runs and your face turns blotchy. It succeeds.”

Source : "Young Love, Complicated by Cancer" by A.O. Scott, www.nytimes.com. June 05, 2014.
“I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com
“Rogue Squadron doesn't run. Unless we really, really have to.”
“I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants”
“The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.”
“Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning that isn't always measured in points per game or win/loss records - it's measured by heart, effort, and desire.”
“Dancers are the athletes of God.”

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