“You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.” – Steve Prefontaine
“The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.” -Steve Prefontaine
“Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage” -George Patton
“In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.”
-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder”It’s the determined ones that stand out” -John Hirsch, Coach
“If you want to get in touch with your emotions, you need to get to a point where you are kinda near death…yeah” -John Hirsch on Strong Like Bull training camps
“There’s a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired, Andre. That’s where you’re going to know yourself. On the other side of tired.” -Gil Reyes, long time trainer to Andre Agassi
“DNF is not in my DNA” -Henry Hoyle
