“Running teaches us that we are capable of so much more than we ever imagined.”
"That’s the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life is."
- Kara Goucher
Awareness
""Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.""
- Kara Goucher
Growth
"I try to think about positive things – how great my form is, how my arms are swinging, my breathing, how loud people are cheering. My sports psychologist taught me there are a million things telling you you can’t keep going, but if you find the things that say you can, you’re golden."
- Kara Goucher
Positivity
"One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon."
- Kara Goucher
Focus
"Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work."
- Kara Goucher
Joy
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."
- Mortimer J. Adler
Self-improvement
"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."
- Anon
Self-improvement
"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."
- Archer
Self-improvement
"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."
- Roronoa Zoro
Self-improvement
"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"
Self-improvement