Share your favorite inspiring quotes/ pictures/ etc (Page 2)

"You can do anything for 10 minutes." (and repeat as often as necessary during a race/hard training session)

"If it were easy, everyone would do it." (my former boss said that a lot. Stuck with me.)

"Suck it up, buttercup." 

Not too poetic, but those work well for me. 

Great quote.......adding this to the wall of favorites!!

There is no secret ingredient.... its just you!!!

Thank you Kung Fu Panda.

Scooby Doo had a really good one, but it loses something in the translation.

I think I made this one up...."Why not me?"

What time is it?
Right now.

Every one hurts, I just know I can take more pain than the next guy.

To give less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

My mom used to say that all of the time. While she was battling cancer, she was often asked, "do you ever ask, 'why me'?" To which she would always answer, "why NOT me"? That stuck with me. I pull it out in those times when I'm feeling particularly sorry for myself.

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

-Mike Tyson

"I do today what you won't, so I can do tomorrow what you can't".

Bill

“There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people” Bill Rodgers

No-one ever drowned in sweat.

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.  You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."

Eleanor Roosevelt, I think

Great stuff here!  Sometimes I wish we had a "like" button.

Something i've been using recently

My competition during endurance races is not against the individual competitors.  Its against the clock.  Its against the pain.  Its against the nagging doubts in my head, and the little voice telling me it'd just be easier to take up golf. - dsand97

 Love this, obviously I'm a runner.  Thanks for sharing.

Blanda - 2012-03-13 1:09 AM

Beautiful little guy. Thanks, Blanda!

This has always been a personal favorite

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”  Colin Powell

Heard this one on the track one morning...

"That pain you feel deep in your lugs as you see the finish line, is the guy behind you telling you to quit."

Others:
Go ahead and quit. You'll know you gave up forever. - unknown

You can be cold, hungry, tired, grumpy, or just ticked. It doesn't matter. Just keep moving and you'll get there eventually. -unknown

"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”

"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

Guatama Siddharta, fouder of Buddhism 563-483 B.C.