26 Marathons Quotes

“One way the marathon is different from other races is that its lessons often have parallels in the rest of life. The patience needed to master the marathon is a transferable skill. Taking the long view, putting in the unglamorous daily work, finding joy in the process, saving something for the inevitable challenges—these traits have helped me be a better husband, father, brother, and friend.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Simply that “run to win” isn’t about finishing first, but about getting the best out of yourself.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“We runners pride ourselves on our perseverance. We see things through despite pain and fatigue. Usually sticking it out is the right choice—those negative feelings are almost always temporary sensations along the road to meeting our goals. Getting past those bad patches makes our accomplishments that much sweeter.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“More than any other event, the marathon is about tenacity, durability, and trying daily to get the best out of yourself.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Ca să reușești să îmbătrânești elegant- în sport, dar și în viață-, contează enorm să recunoști ceea ce s-a schimbat la tine, dar fără a lăsa acele schimbări să te definească. Mai mult ca sigur felul în care vei încerca să-ți atingi obiectivele se va schimba, dar valoarea faptului că ai în continuare țeluri importante și te străduiești să le îndeplinești, nu trebuie să se schimbe. Cunoaște-te pe tine însuți și continuă să revii la această întrebare: sunt obiectivele mele încă rezonabile?”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Un mod prin care maratonul se deosebește de alte curse îl reprezintă faptul că lecțiile lui au deseori paralele cu restul vieții tale. Răbdarea necesară ca să stăpânești maratonul este o abilitate transferabilă. Puterea de a adopta perspectiva pe termen lung, de a depune zilnic aceeași muncă fără strălucire, de a găsi bucurie în tot acest efort, de a pune deoparte câte ceva pentru inevitabilele dificultăți.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Unii oameni au o cădere de tonus, după ce reușesc să realizeze un lucru pentru care au muncit din greu vreme îndelungată.

De fapt, foarte mulți oameni au talent, dar mulți au dificultăți să-și găsească motivația cu care să-și dezvolte talentul prin muncă susținută și consecventă.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“To my classmates, teammates, teachers, coaches, and friends, and the people in the medical field who encouraged and challenged me to be my best in every aspect of life.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“This result drove home that patience is a virtue in marathoning and in life. I realized it’s possible to achieve great things by staying controlled instead of always swinging for the fences.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Emil Zatopek, the only runner to win the 5K, 10K, and marathon in the same Olympics, said, “If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“2008, which I had hoped would include my third time at the Olympics, was instead a”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“needs. I wound up topping out at 30 minutes (which, believe me, is still plenty with a shirt on).”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“Olympics, but don’t freak out and feel like you need to reinvent the wheel, they told me; instead, keep doing what got you there. I’d already noticed that some people overdo it before the Olympics.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

“What’s really the case is that a lot of people have talent, but many struggle to find the motivation to develop that talent through consistent hard work.”
― Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career