"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
Steve Prefontaine
"You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming."
Frank Shorter
"I have met my hero, and he is me."
George Sheehan
"To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind."
Jerome Drayton
"I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known. "
Emil Zatopek
"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'. "
Paul Tergat
"Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fibre called courage"
George Patton