The television reports gave me my first inkling of a world beyond my own, a world that wasn't fair or equal, a world of poverty, war, disease and fam…

- Chrissie Wellington

There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it thinks we can or s…

- Chrissie Wellington

Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

- Chrissie Wellington

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

- Chrissie Wellington

I run to feel complete, to feel alive, to feel happy, and to feel free. I run to visit beautiful places, to overcome my fears, and to remind myself -…

- Chrissie Wellington

Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

- Chrissie Wellington

Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.

- Chrissie Wellington

The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same person before, during and after t…

- Chrissie Wellington

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman

- Chrissie Wellington