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

- Amby Burfoot

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

- Amby Burfoot

You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. …

- Amby Burfoot

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

- Amby Burfoot

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

- Amby Burfoot

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

- Amby Burfoot

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever gi…

- Amby Burfoot

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

- Amby Burfoot

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.

- Amby Burfoot