Synopses & Reviews
Contents
Introduction
The Starting Line
Voices from the Midpack (and Elsewhere)
Coaches
Eat, Drink, But Be Wary
Training
Fear
Racing
Records
Cross-Country
Hills
In the Footsteps of Atalanta
The Marathon
The Mile
Mind Over Matter
The International Runner
Pain
The Olympics
Medals and Money
The Finish Line: Retirement
Victories and Defeats
Who's Who
A few of our favorite quotes:
"Bid me run and I will strive with things impossible." andmdash;Shakespeare
"Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance." andmdash;Chairman Mao
"Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos." andmdash;Don Kardong
"Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, like the muscles of the body." andmdash;Lynn Jennings
"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk." andmdash;Bill Rodgers
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." andmdash;Oprah Winfrey "The mile has all the elements of drama." andmdash;Roger Bannister
"Mind is everything. Muscle andmdash; pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind." andmdash;Paavo Nurmi
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." andmdash;Juma Ikangaa
"Start slowly, then taper off." andmdash;Walt Stack
"Records are made to be broken." andmdash;Anonymous
Introduction by Mark Will-Weber
Compiling a book of quotations is a bit like prospecting. For long, unrewarded hours you sift through the silt, murk, and bottom mud which comprise the great body of sports literature and journalismandmdash;all for that rare nugget of gold.
I began work on The Quotable Runner without actually realizing that I was doing it. (I highly recommend this method for any lengthy task if you can arrange it.) The first few hundred quotations that I gathered were used at the bottom of race results, in batches of five or six quotes per race, which I passed on to the cross-country runners at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. As their coach, I thought it might be a fun way to jazz up the results sheets and inspire the runners to train with diligence and a new spark. Maybe a line from Zatopek, Nurmi, or Benoit would ignite a dre
Synopsis
Contents
Introduction
The Starting Line
Voices from the Midpack (and Elsewhere)
Coaches
Eat, Drink, But Be Wary
Training
Fear
Racing
Records
Cross-Country
Hills
In the Footsteps of Atalanta
The Marathon
The Mile
Mind Over Matter
The International Runner
Pain
The Olympics
Medals and Money
The Finish Line: Retirement
Victories and Defeats
Who's Who
A few of our favorite quotes:
Bid me run and I will strive with things impossible. -Shakespeare
Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance. -Chairman Mao
Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos. -Don Kardong
Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, like the muscles of the body. -Lynn Jennings
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk. -Bill Rodgers
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. -Oprah Winfrey The mile has all the elements of drama. -Roger Bannister
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind. -Paavo Nurmi
The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. -Juma Ikangaa
Start slowly, then taper off. -Walt Stack
Records are made to be broken. -Anonymous
Introduction by Mark Will-Weber
Compiling a book of quotations is a bit like prospecting. For long, unrewarded hours you sift through the silt, murk, and bottom mud which comprise the great body of sports literature and journalism-all for that rare nugget of gold.
Synopsis
A lively collection of quips, quotes and anecdotes from the world of running.
About the Author
Mark Will-Weber is the editor of The Quotable Runner, Breakaway's best-selling title. Former editor of Runner's World.