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Running Quotes


"I found them uncomfortable and after that I decided to continue running barefoot because I found it more comfortable. I felt more in touch with what was happening - I could actually feel the track."


"I really don't look at comparing things that way because even in a 14-game season, there could be a running back who could have a lot more carries than other running backs."


"And then after that, running around the bases, it was just one of those things. You couldn't believe what happened to you. And I look back on it, it's almost like it happened to somebody else."


"The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running."


"He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates."


"Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against."


"We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also."


"But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing."


"Running is still running. It doesn't matter if it's a physical move from one place to another or if it's to within yourself."


"I never got to the point when I felt like running away from it all."


"Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be."


"Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your fingers, the soft inner part of the peel. The smell. Try and you can't. The brain doesn't process negatives."
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