Apr 28, 2005 19:42
"pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity." - Michael Johnson
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." - Jesse Owens
"No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them." - Danny Harris
"I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners." - Sebastian Coe
"The will to win means nothing if you haven't the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner
Only think of two things - the gun and the tape. When you hear the one, just run like hell until you break the other. ~Sam Mussabini
"Mind is everything: muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind."
- Paavo Nurmi
“Winners do what losers don’t want to do.” - Chinese Proverb