Joan Benoit Samuelson

"Marathoning is a metaphor for life, so there are a lot of parallels you can draw. I tell people to follow your dream, follow your heart, follow your passion, run your own race and believe in yourself. I think anybody who wants to succeed has to have passion. My love for this sport, you can’t instill it in someone else."

- Joan Benoit Samuelson

"I feel about marathons the way my parents taught me to feel about the ocean: it is a mighty thing and very beautiful, but don’t underestimate its capacity to hurt you."

- Joan Benoit Samuelson