John Bingham Quotes

There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.

The marathon can humble you.

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

I'm a competitor. Gym work can be tough. But you just try to get through it.

The most important talent for a shinobi is not the numberof jutsu. The important thing is... HAVING THE GUTS TO NEVER GIVE UP.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

Running is always an exercise in humility.

What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. Success is often just around the corner.

Wounded Warriors tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons!

patience is an integral part of talent.

I like the marathon because it's one race where you can find out who's really the toughest. On the track, sometimes a guy can just pull away, and you want to stay with him but you don't have the leg speed. The marathon is slow enough that anyone can stay with you if he wants, if he has the will. The marathon is ultimately a test of will.

You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.

My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're in an eight-mile race, you never give up.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

There is no way in my right mind I would contemplate running 26 miles-plus unless it involved a chase with Pamela Anderson.

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

The most important thing is to understand that this career is not about speed. It's about stamina. This is a marathon. It's not a 50-meter sprint. You have to persevere and understand it takes a lot of time. You have to know you're going to knock on 100 doors and 99 of them are going to close in your face.

My natural abilities weren't necessarily brute power and strength. They were more about the ability to endure and not give up.

There was this point in my life where I thought that I was not fit enough to do a full 90 on the field. I got up at maybe six o'clock in the morning, went running, then just kept doing laps.

I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.

I'm going to finish my runs hard, and I'm going to try to set the tone.