Marathon Quotes

Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran. (Dean Karnazes)
I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know. View quote
Sarah Michelle Gellar
[What her career looks like] "It looks like a marathon. And I'm proud that I'm not a DNF (did not finish). I'm not a DNF yet. I just kept going. I think that's been the key is just to keep going and really try to get better and try to be as truthful as I can and hope that good things come my way." View quote
Jennifer Beals
That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona. View quote
Samuel Johnson
Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon. View quote
Robert Graves
This is our fucking city! And nobody is gonna dictate our freedom. Stay Strong! (After the Boston Marathon Bombings) View quote
David Ortiz
Essentially, we distinguish ourselves from the rest. If you want to win something, run the 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. View quote
Emil Zátopek
I do a lot of marathons as training runs. If I'm somewhere and there's a marathon, I'll sign up and just go run it. View quote
Dean Karnazes
When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon. View quote
Zack Snyder
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. View quote
Kathrine Switzer
If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape. (Sammy Hagar)
My wife and I work out together almost every day. It's just a great way to spend time together. We're going to run a marathon together later this year, and that's one more goal that we'll accomplish as husband and wife. View quote
Bill Rancic
The marathon can humble you. View quote
Bill Rodgers
I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results. View quote
Bill Rodgers
I ran my fastest marathon in the rain. View quote
Bill Rodgers
The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport. View quote
Bill Rodgers
I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon. You can't think while you're doing it. Especially when different directors come in who are not part of the posse, the circle. View quote
Christopher Meloni
I'm not on a mission. I'm not a paragon of health for anybody. I'm not going to run a marathon or model for 'Men's Health' or go on bike rides with Lance Armstrong. I'm not. Trust me. View quote
Duff Goldman
The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my competitors by putting them into oxygen debt, so that is the way I prepared. View quote
Frank Shorter
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon. View quote
Frank Shorter
When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. (Haile Gebrselassie)
I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner. View quote
Haile Gebrselassie
In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. View quote
Haile Gebrselassie
I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck. View quote
Haile Gebrselassie
The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The difference between the people who make it across the finish line and everyone else is one simple thing: an action plan. View quote
John Tesh