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George A Sheehan Quotes

The distance runner is mysteriously reconciling the separations of body and mind, of pain and pleasure, of the conscious and the unconscious. He is repairing the rent, and healing the wound in his divided self. He has found a way to make the ordinary extraordinary; the commonplace unique; the everyday eternal Picture Quote #1

To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner Picture Quote #1

Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, I found my hero and he is me Picture Quote #1

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience Picture Quote #1

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life... trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment Picture Quote #1

The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you’ve got Picture Quote #1

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There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child Picture Quote #1

We who run... are different from those who merely study us. We are out there experiencing what they are trying to put into words Picture Quote #1

Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential Picture Quote #1

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing Picture Quote #1

There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight Picture Quote #1

No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life’s most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged: each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others Picture Quote #1

Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory Picture Quote #1

I will not last forever. But I am damn well going to know I have been here Picture Quote #1

On the roads, I can see truth revealed whole without thought or reason. There I experience the sudden understanding that comes unasked, unbidden. I simply rest, rest within myself, rest within the pure rhythm of my running. And I wait Picture Quote #1

Some think guts is sprinting at the end of a race. But guts is what got you there to begin with. Guts start back in the hills with 6 miles to go and you’re thinking of how you can get out of this race without anyone noticing. Guts begin when you still have forty minutes of torture left and you’re already hurting more than you ever remember Picture Quote #1

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The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you’ve got Picture Quote #1

For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight Picture Quote #1

The desire to run comes from deep within us - from the unconscious, the instinctive, the intuitive Picture Quote #1

Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential Picture Quote #1

Fitness has to be fun. If it is not play there will be no fitness. Play, you see, is where the process. Fitness is merely the product Picture Quote #1

We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now Picture Quote #1

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Anything that changes your values changes your behavior Picture Quote #1

The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank Picture Quote #1

I have met my hero, and he is me Picture Quote #1

Exercise: you don’t have time not to Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more certain than the defeat of a man who gives up Picture Quote #1

Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant Picture Quote #1

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The distance runner is mysteriously reconciling the separations of body and mind, of pain and pleasure, of the conscious and the unconscious. He is repairing the rent, and healing the wound in his divided self. He has found a way to make the ordinary extraordinary; the commonplace unique; the everyday eternal (George A Sheehan Quotes) To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner (George A Sheehan Quotes) Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, I found my hero and he is me (George A Sheehan Quotes) To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience (George A Sheehan Quotes) Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life... trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment (George A Sheehan Quotes) The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you’ve got (George A Sheehan Quotes) There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child (George A Sheehan Quotes) We who run... are different from those who merely study us. We are out there experiencing what they are trying to put into words (George A Sheehan Quotes) Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential (George A Sheehan Quotes) Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing (George A Sheehan Quotes) There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be (George A Sheehan Quotes) 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 A Sheehan Quotes) For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight (George A Sheehan Quotes) No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life’s most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged: each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others (George A Sheehan Quotes) Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory (George A Sheehan Quotes) I will not last forever. But I am damn well going to know I have been here (George A Sheehan Quotes) On the roads, I can see truth revealed whole without thought or reason. There I experience the sudden understanding that comes unasked, unbidden. I simply rest, rest within myself, rest within the pure rhythm of my running. And I wait (George A Sheehan Quotes) Some think guts is sprinting at the end of a race. But guts is what got you there to begin with. Guts start back in the hills with 6 miles to go and you’re thinking of how you can get out of this race without anyone noticing. Guts begin when you still have forty minutes of torture left and you’re already hurting more than you ever remember (George A Sheehan Quotes) The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you’ve got. (George A Sheehan Quotes) For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight. (George A Sheehan Quotes) The desire to run comes from deep within us - from the unconscious, the instinctive, the intuitive (George A Sheehan Quotes) Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential. (George A Sheehan Quotes) Fitness has to be fun. If it is not play there will be no fitness. Play, you see, is where the process. Fitness is merely the product. (George A Sheehan Quotes) We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now (George A Sheehan Quotes) Anything that changes your values changes your behavior (George A Sheehan Quotes) The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank (George A Sheehan Quotes) I have met my hero, and he is me (George A Sheehan Quotes) Exercise: you don’t have time not to (George A Sheehan Quotes) Nothing is more certain than the defeat of a man who gives up (George A Sheehan Quotes) Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant (George A Sheehan Quotes)

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