The Road to Sparta Quotes

“If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. If you want to talk to God, run an ultra.”
― Dean Karnazes, The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace

“People speak of finding balance. To me, that's a misplaced ambition. If you have balance, you do everything okay. But to excel at your craft, you need obsessive, unbridled fanaticism. Not only does excellence require such commitment, it demands it. A life worth living is frenetic, disjointed, breakneck, add quite fantastic. Balance doesn't lead to happiness - impassioned dedication to one's life purpose does.”
― Dean Karnazes, The Road to Sparta : Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race

“Life is at its most extraordinary during the struggle, not during times of idle contentment”
― Dean Karnazes, The Road to Sparta : Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race