Marathon Quotes - page 4

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)
People have to realize that dieting is not a sprint, it's a marathon. If you celebrate the small victories, you will eventually win the war. View quote
Ian K. Smith
Tamerlan Tsarnaev is telling no tales. The older of the two brothers who committed the Boston Marathon bombings was likely the one who planned the attack, but when he died in a shootout with police just days after the blasts, his thoughts and motivations vanished with him. View quote
Jeffrey Kluger
I love to run. I was challenged to run the New York marathon four months after having my youngest son, and since running isn't a big part of softball, the thought of a marathon was a stretch for me. View quote
Jennie Finch
If I run I lose so much weight, which I need because you're limited on weight when you are a tall driver. And have you seen marathon runners? They're quite skinny. View quote
Jenson Button
A couple of years ago I ran in the LA Marathon. View quote
Joan Van Ark
It's kind of like a midlife crisis kind of thing. When you turn 40, you have to run the marathon, while all the parts still work properly. View quote
Joe Bastianich
I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games. View quote
Johann Lamont
I gave birth to my first son in April 1986. I thought it would be a good goal to get back in shape after having a baby if I ran the New York City Marathon. I ran in it November 1986. I had just shot the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, so I was in great shape. View quote
Kim Alexis
I ran my first marathon in Florida in 1985. I had never run more than nine miles. View quote
Kim Alexis
I've started movies without screenplays both on 'Clash' and on 'Hulk,' and that is tremendously stressful because you have a tendency to overcompensate with effects. You haven't tested it in your head. You didn't run it over and over again and covered all of the plot holes and figure it out. It's a marathon that you sprint. (Louis Leterrier)
This is a marathon in life. You can't be sprinting all the time or else you wear yourself out. You have to make sure you're taking care of yourself, keeping yourself grounded and not letting every little thing get you worked up. View quote
Brian Moynihan
I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat. View quote
Kirk Acevedo
I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it's a marathon... You don't have to look nice, but it's all day every day. View quote
Michael Urie
I ran the L.A. marathon and really loved the experience. Communal and wild and a gigantic challenge. Finishing that marathon means I can do more than I think. I think. View quote
Michael Weatherly
Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon. View quote
Paula Radcliffe
I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon. View quote
Paula Radcliffe
In the marathon anything can happen. View quote
Paula Radcliffe
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet. View quote
Paula Radcliffe
I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event. View quote
Paula Radcliffe
A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world championship at the end of the day and it's important. I've win it twice and it's a quality event. (Paula Radcliffe)
Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner. View quote
Robert Herjavec
I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward. View quote
Ryan Hall
You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon. View quote
Ryan Holmes
At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push. View quote
Summer Sanders