Explore Quotes by Amby Burfoot

Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. you might find that one particular direction proves difficult, but there are many directions on a compass. Infinite, in fact. As long as you keep searching, you'll find your winning way.

Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.