Quotes About Endurance

There is no such thing as repetition. Only insistance.

One of the advantages of a great sorrow is that nothing else seems painful.

Man is born by labor, [40] and birth itself means risking death.

La pazienza è la più eroica delle virtù giusto perché non ha nessuna apparenza d'eroico.

Mai lasciarsi spaventare dalla parola FINE.

Ci si affeziona anche al dolore, persino alla disperazione. Quando abbiamo sofferto moltissimo per una persona, il fatto che il dolore stia passando ci sgomenta. Crediamo significhi, una volta in più, che tutto, veramente tutto, finisce.

Even if you can't see something good right away, if you can hope for something good, then that's enough.

It is amazing that something I did 23 years ago still has an audience that people respond to and I am touched and surprised that people are still very positive about.

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

We all have a little weakness, which is very natural but rather misleading, for supposing that this epoch must be the end of the world because it will be the end of us. How future generations will get on without us is indeed, when we come to think of it, quite a puzzle. But I suppose they will get on somehow, and may possibly venture to revise our judgments as we have revised earlier judgments

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning and life at that price is not worth living.

There are no guarantees. There are no promises, but there is you, and strength inside to fight for recovery. And always there is hope.

The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, they're drenched in sweat.

Persevering is what wives do. Staying is what mothers do. Tending is what daughters do.

The week before the marathon, sleep well. If normally you "get by" with five hours but require seven, make sure you get seven every night. The sleep you get the week leading up to the marathon is more important than the night before. The night before, you probably won't sleep well due to anxiety, excitement and anticipation.

If you can run six, you can run 10," he said, noshing on an energy bar. "Run 10 and you can run 13. That's how it works. You have three to four more miles in you than you think.

Long distance races ceased to be daunting, single entities – 12K, Half Marathon, Marathon. As if solving a riddle, I deciphered their true nature: incremental miles over time.

What's at the core of your desire to run a marathon? Couple this journey with value beyond miles. The meaning you ascribe to your effort crystalizes your motivation and fuels your commitment to stay the course and go the distance.

This is your first marathon. Possibly, you'll want it to be your last. Focus on future races draws energy from the one in front of you. Like the mileage that comprises them, train for marathons one at a time.

The goal of your first marathon is to finish. You have no time goal. You're not endeavoring to win or place in your age category. Being a speed demon serves no purpose other than to court injury. Your only competition is you.

No matter how many strikes are hurled at you, only you decide when you're out.

There's more to marathon day than running long. Learning how your body reacts to the early alarm, light breakfast and warm-up is key. Minimize surprises come race day. Run long the same time of day as the race.

From the depths of your well, tap your will.

The greatest writers have persistence.