Runners Up Quotes
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Runners Up Quotes & Sayings
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More congenial to me than dictators
Are rickshaw-runners.
If they break my neck
It will be by accident,
Not as a matter of state policy. — William Kean Seymour
Are rickshaw-runners.
If they break my neck
It will be by accident,
Not as a matter of state policy. — William Kean Seymour
Good try, ya bugging shank. The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I'm tough, they'd laugh in your face.
— James Dashner
Runners don't run with their legs, they run ON their legs. In reality, they run with their Arms!
— Percy Cerutty
In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance.
— Kirsty Coventry
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose, may an elephant caress you with his toes, may your wife be plagued with runners in her hose.
— 'Little' Jimmy Dickens
You never see a smiling runner.
— George Carlin
Which one of you is going to be runner-up?
— Walter Hagen
The heat tamped everything down. Aside from a handful of certifiable runners and insane cyclists, the park had been left to the birds and squirrels.
— Richard Castle
Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.
— Haruki Murakami
In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.
— Omar N. Bradley
My thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of marathon runners, onlookers, city officials and others affected by this senseless tragedy.
— Ed Markey
Once flooded with light, our boogeymen diminish, no longer ogres in our imagination. We welcome internal dialogue for its treasures.
— Gina Greenlee
In a brief space the generations of beings are changed, and, like runners, pass on the torches of life.
— Lucretius
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.
— Bill Rodgers
Runners don't quit. We fade; we "hit the wall"; we're sometimes reduced to a walk. But we keep on.
— Amby Burfoot
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout
— Kathrine Switzer
I'm never going to run this again.
— Grete Waitz
And, just for good measure, here are a handful of runners up:
For now the seventh summer carries you,
A wanderer, across the lands and waters. — Virgil
For now the seventh summer carries you,
A wanderer, across the lands and waters. — Virgil
I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. I'll take an angry moose any day.
— Don Kardong
We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.
— Alberto Juantorena
People liked you when you almost won, and bought you drinks. "She only just lost" was a much better compliment than "she only just won." Runners-up
— Terry Pratchett
A blanket could be used to sell ice cream to streakers. Well, it could, if those naked runners didn't leave their wallets in their pants.
— Jarod Kintz
The chairs and tables, decorated with runners of Italian silk, were Disney-movie themed, because Kelly ate, breathed and farted Disney.
— Heidi Cullinan
Long slow distance makes long slow runners.
— Jim Bush
Masters runners fare best when they designate every third week as a recovery week.
— Matt Fitzgerald
Runners in shoes that cost more than $95 were more than twice as likely to get hurt as runners in shoes that cost less than $40.
— Christopher McDougall
Even for runners who never make the transition to more sophisticated workouts, easing into speedwork will lead to more enjoyable running.
— Don Kardong
I studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he's one of the best screen runners.
— Ben Stiller
Runners are bouncing up and down at the curb waiting for lights to change. Cops are in coffee shops dealing with bagel deficiencies.
— Thomas Pynchon
Many people are afraid of running because between 30 to 70 percent (depending on how you measure it) of runners get injured every year.
— Daniel Lieberman
Overtraining is the biggest problem incurred by runners who lack the experience or discipline to cope with their own enthusiasm.
— Marty Liquori
The 3-minute mile goal is to teach runners that the impossible is where goals should be set.
— Gerry Lindgren
One of the most important ways for you to train, stay healthy and injury free is to listen closely to what your body tells you.
— Gina Greenlee
Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run
— Amby Burfoot
Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest.
— Bill Rodgers
I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not.
— John Bingham
In the beginning you likely say, 'I run.' With more confidence, you say, 'I am a runner.'
— Gloria Averbuch
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
— Frank Shorter