The Quotable Runner: Great Moments Of Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, And Humor

Contents"
Introduction
The Starting Line
Voices from the Midpack (and Elsewhere)
Coaches
Eat, Drink, But Be Wary
Training
Fear
Racing
Records
Cross-Country
Hills
In the Footsteps of Atalanta
The Marathon
The Mile
Mind Over Matter
The International Runner
Pain
The Olympics
Medals and Money
The Finish Line: Retirement
Victories and Defeats
Who's Who
A few of our favorite quotes:
"Bid me run and I will strive with things impossible." -Shakespeare
"Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance." -Chairman Mao
"Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos." -Don Kardong
"Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, like the muscles of the body." -Lynn Jennings
"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk." -Bill Rodgers
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." -Oprah Winfrey "The mile has all the elements of drama." -Roger Bannister
"Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind." -Paavo Nurmi
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." -Juma Ikangaa
"Start slowly, then taper off." -Walt Stack
"Records are made to be broken." -Anonymous
Introduction by Mark Will-Weber
Compiling a book of quotations is a bit like prospecting. For long, unrewarded hours you sift through the silt, murk, and bottom mud which comprise the great body of sports literature and journalism-all for that rare nugget of gold.