Occupation: Author Birth: January 5, 1947
A picture, of Jock Semple kissed me,appeared in The New York Times the next day after Boston Marathon in 1973, and the caption was "The end of an era….
Jock Semple and I were at daggers drawn for five years, even though I kind of forgave him from the get-go. I knew he was an over-stressed race direct….
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity..
If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage..
Women is out because she's getting in her daily dose of empowerment, freedom and fearlessness. She has put on her freedom wings for 20 minutes or two….
I said that there's going to come a day in our lives when women's running is as popular and as men's. Looking back, I obviously had a great sense of ….
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout.
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon..
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other..
Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that.
I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity..
Life is for participating, not for spectating..
When I got the women's marathon into the Olympics and we had races all over the world I thought, 'That's great, now we're heading towards total equal….
When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their ….
I married the right guy later in life. Roger Robinson is just so wonderful but I was 40 and by that time he had been married and had his family. I re….
I don't have any kids of my own, quite by choice. There are two reasons for that. One, I had a sense of obligation for what my life would be and a vi….
I organized this global series of races. The data from those races, along with the tremendous amount of lobbying and meetings with federations, convi….
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!.
Most people don't know this but over the course of time, the official of the race in 1967 in Boston, who attacked me Jock Semple and I became very go….
Five years after Boston 1967, I went to the Munich Olympics. I realized that major sponsorship could help me create the opportunity. I wrote a big pr….
When I forgave Jock Semple on Heartbreak Hill, I also got really cross with women. I couldn't understand why they didn't get it, why they didn't know….