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Quote of the Day: 2/28/08
Posted February 28th, 2008 at 8:30 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.”
- Dr. George Sheehan
Quote of the Day: 2/13/08
Posted February 13th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“People begin running for any number of motives, but we stick to it for one basic reason-to find out who we really are.”
- Dr. George Sheehan
FINISH STRONG with TFS’s collection of famous quotes!
Posted September 14th, 2007 at 7:06 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes, Special Features, Famous Quotes
From Jesse Owens to Dr. George Sheehan … from Steve Prefontaine to Sir Roger Banister … from ancient philosophers to runners just like you …
The Final Sprint has accumulated the most comprehensive anthology of motivational quotes to help you FINISH STRONG!
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Quote of the Day: 7/22/07
Posted July 22nd, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.”
- Dr. George Sheehan
Quote of the Day: 7/19/07
Posted July 19th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Steven Schiff
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.”
- Dr. George Sheehan
Quote of the Day: 7/18/07
Posted July 18th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Andrew Goodman
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory.”
- Dr. George Sheehan
Quote of the Day: 4/30/07
Posted April 30th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“People begin running for any number of motives, but we stick to it for one basic reason-to find out who we really are.”
- Dr. George Sheehan





The Final Sprint
On August 28, 2008
Rima said:
Good job, Ryan! You ran a smart race in Beijing. Who knew that anyone would be able run 2:06 under those...