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Motivational Running Quotes

Get Inspired With These Running Quotes

By , About.com Guide

Updated April 16, 2013

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Keep some of these motivational quotes in mind if you need a little inspiration. Although these quotes weren't originally about running, their meanings definitely can apply to the sport and get you motivated.

"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
-Joshua J. Marine

"More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin."
-Unknown Author

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
-Sir Edmund Hillary

"It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top."
-Henry Ward Beecher
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"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
-T. S. Eliot

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
-Joe Paterno

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you."
-William James

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
-Jim Ryun

"Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work hard to get better."
-Paul Coffey

"The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move."
-John Wooden

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