30 Track Quotes to Inspire Runners and Athletes

1. “The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose gracefully.” – Wilma Rudolph

2. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes

3. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

4. “The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.” – Sarah Bombell

5. “Some people create with words or music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.” – Steve Prefontaine

6. “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.” – Bill Bowerman

7. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

8. “A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey

9. “The best pace is a suicide pace, and today is a good day to die.” – Steve Prefontaine

10. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” – Steve Prefontaine

11. “Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit.” – Tim Noakes

12. “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” – Jimmy Dugan

13. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King

14. “Run the first two-thirds of the race with your head and the last third with your heart.” – Unknown

15. “Don’t dream of winning, train for it.” – Mo Farah

16. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

17. “Racing is the fun part; it’s the reward of all the hard work.” – Kara Goucher

18. “Believe in yourself, know yourself, deny yourself, and be humble.” – John Treacy

19. “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” – Unknown

20. “You can’t flirt with the track. You must marry it.” – Bill Easton

21. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé

22. “Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.” – Rocky Balboa

23. “Do today what others won’t, so tomorrow you can do what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice

24. “The race always hurts. Expect it to hurt. You don’t train so it doesn’t hurt. You train so you can tolerate it.” – Unknown

25. “You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming.” – Frank Shorter

26. “Courage to start. Strength to endure. Resolve to finish.” – Unknown

27. “The faster you run, the quicker you’re done.” – Unknown

28. “Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.” – Jumbo Elliott

29. “If you don’t suffer the pain of hard work now, you will suffer the pain of regret later.” – Unknown

30. “Run with your heart when your legs can’t.” – Unknown