Quotes

I am sitting here waiting for a load of laundry as I watch game 4 of the Celtics versus Lakers NBA Championship series. I was just thinking about how motivational it can be to watch someone you look up to do what the do best.

In the case of the Celtics, my boyfriend watches Keven Garnett with a fierce intensity and I can see in his eyes the desire to get out and play the game with the same intensity and heart as Garnett. I do the same when watching track and field and seeing Kara Goucher, Deena Kastor, and Shalane Flanagan. I love to watch them, but at the same time seeing them run makes me want to get out and run.

So in this spirit of watching our favorite athletes to gain motivation, I'm giving you a few quotes I've gotten from my daily Runner's World quotes. I hope you find them motivational, inspirational or some other kind of 'ational.

I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness! --Ryan Hall

Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way. --Jen Rhines

Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work. --Kara Goucher

Enjoy! And be sure to leave some of your favorite motivational quotes.