List of George A. Sheehan Quotes

We Who Run...are Different From Those Who Merely Study Us. We Are Out There Experiencing What They Are Trying To Put Into Words.

Sport Is An Essential Element Of Education.

If Marathoners Finish They Win.

Have You Ever Felt Worse After A Run?

Because Until We Write It Down, We Don't Know What Is Actually At The Root Of Our Lives.

There Is No Substitute For Learning To Live In Our Bodies.

To Make Your Life A Work Of Art, You Must Have The Material To Work With. The Race, Any Race, Is Just Such An Experience.

Why Race? The Need To Be Tested, Perhaps; The Need To Take Risks; And The Chance To Be Number One.

Fitness Is Just A Stage You Pass Through On The Way To Becoming A Racer.

Exercise: You Don't Have Time Not To

The Desire To Run Comes From Deep Within Us — From The Unconscious, The Intuitive, The Instinctive. And That Desire Becomes A Passion When The Runner Learns To Race. Then, The Race Becomes All — The Lovemaking Of The Runner.

Of All The Races, There Is No Better Stage For Heroism Than A Marathon.