Wilma Rudolph - Quotes, Death & Facts

“We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.” – Deena Kastor

In less than a year, I’d traveled from quitting running to twentieth at nationals, then to sixth, and now, second among the Americans at worlds. It seemed as though when my mind talked, my body listened, opening me to progress. My plan was to keep making more.

“Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually pain passes and the flow returns. It’s part of racing.” – Frank Shorter

The victory of each run, the victory of each race, has nothing to do with winning or losing. It has nothing to do with finishing a run or a race that truly shouldn’t be finished. It has to do with learning how to be who you honestly are, at every moment. —John Bingham

If Barbara doesn’t expect to win, she has already forfeited the race. And so have you. You have given up your chance to find out just how fast you can go. The best way to approach a race is to win! The only way to find out how good you can really be is to be willing to give everything you have in an attempt to win. The desire to win is the same as

“Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.”

Amby Burfoot

Being a great competitor means that you are able to use the other competitors to help you run fast, not to hinder you. The sole purpose of everyone else in the race is to help you run faster. The person in front of you is simply showing you what is possible. They are saying, “You can do this!”