Top 25 Marathon Quotes of 79

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

Haile Gebrselassie

Running, Distance, Half Marathons

If you’ve given a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope .

Terry Fox

Dollars, Marathon, Given

The marathon can humble you.

Bill Rodgers

Running, Humble, Boston Marathon

Bill Rodgers, Matthew Shepatin (2013). “Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World”, p.274, Macmillan

Life is for participating, not for spectating.

Kathrine Switzer

Marathon, Life Is, Participating

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

Fred Rogers

People, Boston Marathon, Looks

Fred Rogers (2006). “Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.93, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better.

Juha Vaatainen

Running, Marathon, Stadiums

The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have.

Toshihiko Seko

Girlfriend, Giving, Marathon

Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

Kathrine Switzer

Adversity, Triumph, Marathon

Never run more than 3 hours straight in training, whether your marathon best is 2:42 or 4:24.

Ed Eyestone

Running, Training, Marathon

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

Hard Work, Passion, Marathon

It's not easy to run a marathon, I know it will be painful but when I start it, I know I'm going to finish it

Fauja Singh

Running, Marathon, Painful

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

Running, Race, Marathon

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

Adam Grant

Yards, Marathon, Giver

Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.20, Penguin

Writing is a marathon, not a sprint.

Robert McKee

Writing, Marathon, Sprint

Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.

Robert Herjavec

Opportunity, Marathon, Runners

I adore watching movies; movie marathons are my favorite pastime. I can watch up to five movies back to back. I also love music and like reading whenever I get the time.

Priyanka Chopra

Reading, Watches, Marathon

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

Life’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Phil McGraw

Marathon, Sprint

Dr. Phil McGraw (2013). “Life Code: New Rules for the Real World”, p.117, Bird Street Books

We have sex like Kenyan marathon runners.

Olivia Wilde

Sex, Marathon, Runners

"Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis ‘have sex like Kenyan marathon runners’". Olivia Wilde's speech at Glamour's "These Girls" event at Joe's Pub in New York, pagesix.com. October 10, 2012.

I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.

Haile Gebrselassie

Winning, Want, Marathon

The race of life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Tony Robbins

Inspirational, Race, Marathon

Tony Robbins (2014). “MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom”, p.235, Simon and Schuster

Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life.

Roger Dawson

Energy, Marathon, Release

Roger Dawson (1994). “The 13 secrets of power performance”, Prentice Hall Direct

The marathon is a competition between your will and your possibilities

Jeff Galloway

Competition, Marathon, Possibility

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Bill Rodgers

Marathon, Results, Interest

Bill Rodgers, Matthew Shepatin (2013). “Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World”, p.293, Macmillan

The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger.

Haile Gebrselassie

Pain, Marathon, Problem

"Gebrselassie running into history". Interview with Brian Cazeneuve, www.si.com. March 24, 2010.