Race Motivational Quotes:

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

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

- Paul Tergat

source: "Coeurs d'athlètes". Sport/Documentary, 2003.

topic: Running, Giving, Answers, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that are very exciting.

- Doris Brown Heritage

topic: Running, Race, Lines, Race Day, Race Motivational

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

The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.

- Mario Andretti

topic: Car, People, Missing, Nascar Racing, Race Car Driver

I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's.

- Ayrton Senna

topic: Motivational, Car, Racing, Race Car, Car Racing

What's behind you doesn't matter.

- Enzo Ferrari

topic: Motivational, Motor Racing, Car, Race Car, Car Racing

Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.

- Enzo Ferrari

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

topic: Motor Racing, Aerodynamics, Car, Engines, Race Car

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

- Paul Newman

topic: Law, Firsts, Useless, Car Racing, Race Motivational

It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.

- Mario Andretti

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

topic: Motivational, Thinking, Nascar Racing, Race Car, Car Racing

Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports... all the others are games.

- Ernest Hemingway

topic: Sports, Real, Fighting, Nascar Racing, Race Car

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

- Lance Armstrong

source: "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life". Book by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, May 22, 2000.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance, Love Pain, Sports Mental Toughness

To achieve anything in this game you must be prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster.

- Stirling Moss

topic: Games, Car, Boundaries, Race Car, Car Racing

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

topic: Running, Courage, Famous Inspirational, Fear None, Courage To Change

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

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

- Vince Lombardi

source: Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

topic: Love, Inspirational, Life, Inspirational Football, Softball Team

Just put one foot in front of the other.

- Austin Peck

source: Joe De Sena (2014). “Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

topic: Feet, Marathon Man, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Running, Marching Forward

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

- John Bingham

source: John Bingham (1999). “The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

topic: Inspirational, Softball, Sports, Marathon Motivational, Motivational Cross Country Running

The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.

- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

topic: Motivational, Sports, Motor Racing, Nascar Racing, Race Car

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

- Juma Ikangaa

topic: Motivational, Running, Mean, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

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

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

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

- Sam Snead

topic: Golf, Marathon Runners, Marathon Running, Inspirational Runner, Inspirational Track

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

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

Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.

- George A. Sheehan

topic: Running, Body, Blind, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

- Dean Karnazes

source: Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.197, Penguin

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Sports, Marathon Man, Marathon Motivational

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

- Jerry Rice

source: "Getting Earnest With Movement". Noisey Interveiw, noisey.vice.com.

topic: Athlete, Today, Tomorrow, Inspirational Athlete, Inspirational Football Coach

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

To finish first, you must first finish.

- Rick Mears

topic: Attitude, Firsts, Nascar Racing, Race Car, Car Racing

Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.

- Tim Noakes

topic: Sports, Body, Arguing, Marathon Motivational, Funny Running

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.

- Damon Hill

topic: Dog, Funny Inspirational, Winning, Winning Is Everything, Race Motivational

No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.

- George A. Sheehan

topic: Running, Race, Matter, Rewarding Experiences, Race Motivational

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

- Bill Rodgers

topic: Motivational, Running, Feelings, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Running

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Life, Suicide, Running, Race Day, Race Motivational