Track And Field Quotes:

Track and field has always interested me.

- Bruce Dern

topic: Track, Track And Field, Fields

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

- Edwin Moses

topic: College, Track, Track And Field

John McDonnell is the Bear Bryant of track and field.

- Frank Broyles

topic: Track, Track And Field, Fields

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.

- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

topic: Track, Track And Field, Fields

Track and field, because it was something I could do by myself, one-on-one, me against everybody else.

- Jim Thorpe

topic: Nfl, Track, Track And Field

I began with track and field because this is what I know.

- Sergei Bubka

topic: Track, Track And Field, Fields

They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn he doesn’t have sisu, that’s like spitting in his face.

- Arthur Lydiard

topic: Mean, Track And Field, Faces, Finnish, Offence

I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field.

- Usain Bolt

topic: Track, Fields, Firsts, Playing Cricket, Track And Field

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

- Jesse Owens

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Running, Self Determination, Marathon Motivational

Easy is not a option..No days off..Never Quit..Be Fearless..Talent you have Naturally..Skill is only developed by hours and hours of Work

- Usain Bolt

source: FaceBook post by Usain Bolt from Jan 28, 2014

topic: Skills, Fearless, Never Quit, Track And Field, Skills Development

Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Distance, Inspirational Track, Distance Running, Running Funny, Running Track

It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.

- George A. Sheehan

topic: Motivational, Running, Ideas, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

- Will Rogers

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Daily Work, Management Motivation

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Success, Life Regret, Motivational Running

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

- Haile Gebrselassie

source: "Haile Gebrselassie: 'In long distance, you have to be patient'". Interview With Adharanand Finn, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2013.

topic: Running, Hard Work, Athlete, Track And Field

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.

- Steve Prefontaine

source: "Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

- Lowell Thomas

topic: Motivational, Success, Thinking, Inspirational Runner, Inspirational Track

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

topic: Running, Lying, Real, Athletics, Track And Field

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

- Jesse Owens

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Running, Inspirational Diversity, African American History

Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential.

- Marla Runyan

topic: Believe, New Beginnings, Negative Influence, Negative People, Track And Field

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

- Lou Holtz

topic: Inspirational, Life, Positive, Inspirational Football, Softball Player

A goal is just an awesome way to force growth on yourself.

- Deena Kastor

topic: Goal, Growth, Way, Track And Field

The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

- George A. Sheehan

topic: Running, Real, Voice, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

- Oprah Winfrey

topic: Motivational, Running, Fitness, Marathon Runners, Marathon Running

Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about.

- PattiSue Plumer

topic: Running, Challenges, Racing, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

The awesome thing about failure is that it is only temporary. Embrace it, learn the lesson and come back blazing.

- Joel Brown

topic: Lessons, Embrace, Blazing, Awesome Things, Track And Field

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

- Roger Bannister

source: "The Spirituality Of Running" by Jim Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 5, 2016.

topic: Motivational, Success, Fitness, Hurt And Pain, Hurt Pain

You can't win them all but you can try.

- Babe Didrikson Zaharias

topic: Baseball, Winning, Trying, Track And Field

Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

- Usain Bolt

topic: Growing Up, Track, Fields, Track And Field

One step at a time, I get to make positive choices to fulfill my dreams.

- Deena Kastor

topic: Running, Dream, Choices, One Step At A Time, Track And Field

There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

- Grete Waitz

topic: Running, Race, Numbers, Lining Up, Track And Field

When you're a dreamer, heart break and failure come with the territory, but I can tell you it's worth it, because it's a way of living that is both moving and memorable.

- Lauren Fleshman

topic: Moving, Memorable, Heart, Track And Field

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

- Gail Devers

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Faith, Sports, Dream, Believe In Your Dreams, Keep Your Faith

Running reminded me exactly who I am and what I am made of.

- Lynn Jennings

topic: Running, Who I Am, Made, Reminding, Track And Field

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

- Jim Ryun

topic: Motivational, Motivation, Habit, Daily Habits, Healthy Habits

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

- Carl Lewis

source: Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

topic: Running, Block, Athlete, Marathon Running, Sports Spirit

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

- Lynn Jennings

topic: Motivational, Running, Exercise, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

- Lauren Fleshman

topic: Running, Simple, Desire, Overcoming Fear, Track And Field

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

- Jacqueline Gareau

source: "Diversification and Discipline Are Key to Investing in Gold" by Frank Holmes, www.businessinsider.com. August 21, 2014.

topic: Fitness, Running, Strong, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

topic: Sports, Athlete, Mind, Over 50, Sports Stars

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

- Bruce Jenner

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Insecurity, Ability, Grows, Track And Field

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

- John Wooden

source: "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Favorite Sports, Inspiration And Motivation

Coffee doesn't do it for me; it's running that gets me going.

- Joan Benoit

topic: Running, Coffee, Track And Field

Every time I fail I assume I will be a stronger person for it.

- Joan Benoit

topic: Running, Stronger, Assuming, Strong Personality, Stronger Person

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Running, Pain, Race, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Running is in my blood-the adrenaline flows before the races, the love/hate of butterflies in your stomach.

- Marcus O'Sullivan

topic: Sports, Running, Hate, Track And Field, Butterflies In Your Stomach

I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.

- Frank Shorter

source: Frank Shorter, Marc Bloom (1984). “Olympic gold: a runner's life and times”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

topic: Running, Giving Up, Want, Track And Field, Time Well Spent

Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.

- Joan Benoit

topic: Running, Feel Better, Careers, Motivational Running, Track And Field

When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the other side.

- Florence Griffith Joyner

source: Florence Griffith Joyner, John Hanc (1999). “Running For Dummies”, For Dummies

topic: Sight, Looks, Firsts, Track And Field

Anyone can train hard. Do you have the discipline to recover?

- Lauren Fleshman

topic: Discipline, Train, Train Hard, Track And Field

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

- William Faulkner

source: "William Faulkner, The Art of Fiction No. 12". Interview with Jean Stein, www.theparisreview.org. 1956.

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Improving Yourself, Inspirational Track

A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Motivational, Running, Art, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Motivational, Beautiful, Running, Marathon Running, Inspirational Track

Today I will run for pure, absolute joy!

- Lopez Lomong

topic: Running, Joy, Today, Pure Joy, Track And Field

Good things come slow, especially in distance running.

- Bill Dellinger

topic: Running, Giving Up, Distance, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners