Inspirational track and field quotes will challenge the way you think, change the way you live and transform your whole life.
Famous Track and Field Quotes
Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn’t matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone. – Carl Lewis
Running is a thing worth doing not because of the future rewards it bestows, but because of how it feeds our bodies and minds and souls in the present. – Kevin Nelson
The true measure of a runner isn’t in time, but rather in the effort it took along the way. – Jenny Hadfield
No one can say, “You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.” The human spirit is indomitable. – Roger Bannister
All top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired and go to bed feeling very tired. – Brendan Foster
In a moment we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. – David Coleman
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best. – Michael Johnson
It’s very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit. – George Sheehan
Train hard while others don’t, so you can win while your opponents won’t. – Andre Bramble
Behind every good decathlete, there’s a good doctor. – Bill Toomey
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. – Steve Prefontaine
I don’t think the discus will generate any interest until they let us start throwing them at one another. – Al Oerter
The gun goes off and everything changes the world changes and nothing else really matters. – Patti Sue Plummer
Track is such a great metaphor for life…You try to jump as from where you started as you can, you throw all the heavy stuff away from you, and when life’s hurdles knock you down, you get right back up. – unknown
Once they say set, i’m in beast mode. – Sierrah Negrette
The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself – the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us – that’s where it’s at. – Jesse Owens
Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like muscles of the body. – Lynn Jennings
Italian men and Russian women do not shave before a race. – Eddit Ottoz
Run every race like its your last !! – Sierrah Negrette
A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. – Steve Prefontaine
I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up. – Jesse Owens
Scientists have proven that it’s impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don’t listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet. – Carl Lewis
Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it’s all about. – PattiSue Plumer
Good things come slow, especially in distance running. – Bill Dellinger
Ask yourself, “Can I give more?” The answer is usually, “Yes”. – Paul Tergat
That’s the fastest time ever run, but it’s not as fast as the world record. – David Coleman
The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1,500 metres. – Steve Ovett
It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse. – Ann Trason
I don’t train. I just run my 3-15 miles a day. – Jack Foster
The art form is to become one with the hurdle, to make it your friend, and I embraced that process. – Renaldo Nehemiah
I never really worried about those hurdles. They were just standing there, and I was always zooming past them just to get back on the ground again. – Rod Milburn
The hurdles have taught me that if you work really, really hard at perfecting the little things in your life, the big picture will come together. – John Shaffer
To be number one, you have to train like you’re number two. – Maurice Greene
The ultimate winners are willing to take ultimate risks. – Brooks Johnson
I like running, because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain, and you’ve got to work your way though the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is “Don’t overdo it” and “Don’t push yourself.” Well, I think that’s a lot of bull. If you push the human body, it will respond.” – Bob Clarke
She’s not Ben Johnson, but then who is? – David Coleman
If you’re not ready to fall, you’re not ready to hurdle. – Tonie Campbell
A good hurdler has to be completely familiar with everything that goes on so if something happens he can automatically make an adjustment. – Rodney Milburn
I’m going to go and leave my blood all over the track. – Nick Rogers
Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win. – Tom Fleming
The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy… It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed. – Jacqueline Gareau
The pride you gain is worth the pain. – Dennis Ogilvie
Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn’t matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone. – Carl Lewis
One chance is all you need. – Jesse Owens
I became a great runner because if you’re a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you’ve got to become a great runner. – Sebastian Coe
While a man is racing he must hate himself and his competitors. – Percy Cerutty
There is no time to think about how much I hurt; there is only time to run. – Ben Logsdon
Running is like mouthwash; if you can feel the burn, it’s working. – Brian Tackett
There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people. – Bill Bowerman
Hurdling requires more than just speed. It requires flexibility, strength, and courage. – Reggie Towns
If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn’t run hard enough. – Steve Jones
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming. – Frank Shorter
The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. – Juma Ikangaa
There is Brendan Foster, by himself with 20,000 people. – David Coleman
You must see yourself run the race over and over, time and time again. You must put yourself in critical positions and see how you would react in those positions before the race so when and if they do happen, the feedback is automatic. – Rodney Milburn
And finally she tastes the sweet smell of success. – Ian Edwards
The longer the race, the shorter the champ. – Manciata
