When I was first running marathons, we were sailing on a flat earth. We were afraid we'd get big legs, grow mustaches, not get boyfriends, not be able to have babies. Women thought that something would happen to them, that they'd break down or turn into men, something shadowy, when they were only limited by their own society's sense of limitations.
Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that - Kathrine Switzer
Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that
- Kathrine Switzer
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity. - Kathrine Switzer
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout - Kathrine Switzer
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout
Life is for participating, not for spectating. - Kathrine Switzer
Life is for participating, not for spectating.
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 … - Kathrine Switzer
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 …
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other. - Kathrine Switzer
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.
If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage. - Kathrine Switzer
If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage.
I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity. - Kathrine Switzer
I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity.
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. - Kathrine Switzer
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.
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