Quotes About Endurance

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

Nobody's taller than the last man standing

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

I don't think I'll take the medal as the minute and a half of the race I actually won. I'll take it as the last decade of the hard slog I put in.

In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know.

A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it', he's a champion.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

To finish first, you must first finish.

The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.

The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.

A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.

Don't give up. Don't ever give up.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

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

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road.

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

If you play to win as I do, the game never ends.

To become a champion, fight one more round.