Top 81 Quotes & Sayings by Dean Karnazes - Page 2

Go out hard and finish harder.

The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen.

If someone had said to me before I started doing this that a human being is capable of running 100 miles nonstop, I would have just said: 'No way. I mean, how?' If you just go out there and run 100 miles, it breaks down a lot of barriers in terms of self-imposed limitations.

Never, however, do I take shortcuts. There is not path of least resistance in my training. What I do equates to hard manual labor, disciplined grunt work. Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. You might be able to fool some people, but you can never fool yourself. Your toughest critic is the one you face every morning in the mirror.

If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough. It's supposed to hurt like hell.

Want a strong, solid relationship that is willing to go the distance? Get to know your running shoes.

I run because it always takes me where I want to go.

If it comes easy, if it doesn’t require extraordinary effort, you’re not pushing hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell.

The only one who can tell you "You can't" is you. And you don't have to listen.-Nike

Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.

How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line.

I'm not trying to take more of the pie for myself. I'm trying to make the pie larger for everyone.

Sure I'm cut but not for the sake of vanity.

As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?

If you keep chasing your dreams, one day you'll catch them.

As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?... There'll likely be a point of diminishing returns, a point where my strength will begin to wane. Until then, I'll just keep plodding onward, putting one foot in front of the other to the best of my ability. Smiling the entire time.

You cannot grow and expand your capabilities without running the risk of failure.

Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.

Awakenings are always terrifying as they force you to realize your past has been lived in confinement, the most disturbing part is when you recognize that the shackle holding you down are largely once you have placed upon yourself, the prison is self constructed

Endurance running was my passion, my ride. So here, I was in the driver's seat, running for two days straight pushing the mental and physical limits striving to be better, to go farther, to give more.

When all else fails, start running!