Quotes by Alberto Salazar

“The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.”

“The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.”

“You will never win if you never begin.”

“An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasnt been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.”

“If you want to achieve a high goal, youre going to have to take some chances.”

“Ive run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. Ive won some big races and Ive had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.”

“Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didnt see any other reason to say otherwise.”

“Im a traditional marathoner with a shuffling stride... Im not the prettiest runner in the world, but I am efficient.”

“We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.”

“This used to be a shipbuilding yard,”

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, were all cowards.