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Motivational Running Quotes
Get inspired with these Running Quotes

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Updated October 08, 2009

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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.

1. Joe Paterno:
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

2. Henry Ward Beecher:
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

3. Unknown Author:
More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.

4. Sir Edmund Hillary:
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

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

6. T. S. Eliot:
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

7. William James:
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.

8. Jim Ryan:
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

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

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