Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it. Even if they do not consciously realize the how, the where, the what.

Quote by Percy Wells Cerutty

Topics: Running Quotes

Anyone can run 20 miles. It's the next six that count.

Anyone can run 20 miles. It's the next six that count.

I felt like I played in a very tough football game with no hitting above...

I felt like I played in a very tough football game with no hitting above...

Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including...

One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including...

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to...

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to...

The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time...

The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time...

My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day...

My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day...

Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.

Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.

I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting...

I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting...

When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me....

When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me....

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than...

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than...

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a...

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a...

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy...

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy...

Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.

Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.