Marathon Quotes

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.

I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know.

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.

I've been running a full marathon every year for more than 20 years, and my record is getting worse. Getting older, getting worse. It's natural.

I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon. You can't think while you're doing it. Especially when different directors come in who are not part of the posse, the circle.

Being the lead of the show and working a lot of hours - all good stuff, a tremendous education, incredible opportunity, it changed my life - it was a marathon, and by the end of it I was pretty beat.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

I happen to be a huge 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I do an annual marathon of the extended editions.

My wife and I work out together almost every day. It's just a great way to spend time together. We're going to run a marathon together later this year, and that's one more goal that we'll accomplish as husband and wife.

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right.

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

In the marathon anything can happen.

Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983, there were 267 U.S. men who broke 2:20 in a marathon, and by 2000 that number was down to 27.

I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.

In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations.

If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.

Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.