There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up. George A. Sheehan More Quotes by George A. Sheehan More Quotes From George A. Sheehan We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now. George A. Sheehan recoverymotivationalthinking I will not last forever. But I am damn well going to know I have been here. George A. Sheehan swimminglastsforever Sport is singularly able to give us peak experience where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential. George A. Sheehan sportsgivingworld Like everyone else, I want to be challenged. I want to find out whether or not I am a coward. I want to see how much effort I can put out . . . what I can endure . . . if I measure up. Running allows that. George A. Sheehan cowardeffortrunning Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be. George A. Sheehan selfrunningdiscovery To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner. George A. Sheehan athleterunningbelieve Every runner is an experiment of one. George A. Sheehan experimentsrunnersinspirational I have found my hero and he is me. George A. Sheehan metsherorunning Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, I found my hero and he is me. George A. Sheehan enduranceherointegrity Some think guts is sprinting at the end of a race. But guts is what got you there to begin with. Guts start back in the hills with 6 miles to go and you're thinking of how you can get out of this race without anyone noticing. Guts begin when you still have forty minutes of torture left and you're already hurting more than you ever remember. George A. Sheehan hurtrunningthinking Anything that changes your values changes your behaviour. George A. Sheehan valuesgood-lifebehaviour Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. George A. Sheehan fitnessrunningmotivational Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment. George A. Sheehan momentsathleterunning Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory. George A. Sheehan victorygamesrunning I run each day to preserve the self I attained the day before and to secure the self yet to be. George A. Sheehan each-dayselfrunning The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body. George A. Sheehan sexyinspirationself The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me. George A. Sheehan racerunningsports The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life. George A. Sheehan track-runnersobsessionrunning No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. George A. Sheehan racematterrunning To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it. George A. Sheehan painathleterunning
