Running quotes: to inspire or to print on shirts

Running quotes from the famous…

"Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it."
Oprah Winfrey

"Everyone who has run knows that it’s most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring".
Jimmy Carter

"The hardest step for a runner to take is the first one out the door."
Ron Clarke: world record marathon holder in the 1960's

"The first thing I discovered was that you don’t become a long distance runner in a short period. I started calm and didn’t train too much."
Henry Rono: running champion

"You will be surprised how much time you have to run when you stop watching television."
Kees Tuinzing: runner and publicist

"Running gives freedom. When you run you can determine your own tempo. You can choose your own course and think whatever you want. Nobody tells you what to do."
Nina Kuscik: marathon runner

"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

"I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise...it's a consistent reward for victory!"
Sasha Azevedo: Runner Athlete

"Running is a gift I give myself almost daily. Even at days when everything seems to go wrong, I treat myself on the satisfaction of a lap of 30 to 40 minutes."
Arthur Blank: businessman and runner

"If you want to become a better runner, you have to run more often. It is that easy."
Tom Fleming: running coach

"Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training and some are not."
George Sheehan

"The only thing that counts in your training program is motivation. I thought of a few motivational tricks, that I continuously adjust and refine. They only serve one purpose keep me running!"
Amby Burfoot: marathonrunner

"People loose tension when they run. The feeling of self respect will almost always increase. You accept yourself a little more."
Ted Corbitt: ex marathon runner

"How important is rest in your training schedule? More important than most runners realize."
Paul Gross: running coach

"Long-distance running can give you the cholesterol-level of a teenager, stimulate your lunges, lower your blood pressure and slow down your pulse."
Dr. Richard Steiner: marathon runner

"When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers."
Joan Benoit Samuelson

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
Steve Prefontaine

"It is horrible, yet fascinating, this struggle between a set purpose 
and an utterly exhausted frame."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, after observing Dorando Pietri collapse three times in the last 100 meters of the 1908 Olympic Marathon.