Motivational Cross Country Running Quotes

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

I run because it’s my passion, and not just a sport.

Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.

The freedom of cross country is so primitive. It’s woman vs. nature.

The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It’s a thrill if you keep up, but one slip and you’re nothing but hoof prints.

Mind is everything. Muscle – pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we’re all cowards.

I always loved running…. It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you’re one with the mud.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind.

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I’m damned if I’m going to use up mine running up and down a street.