Motivation

What is strong? Is it muscle? Or is it something more? 

Is it measured in miles or milliseconds? 

Is it your best time 

Or your worst day? 

Maybe strong is just what you have left 

When you've used up all your weak

How far can you go?

How high can you reach?

How long can you endure?

How much more can you push yourself

Before you accept your limitations?

Or believe you don't have any?

You have as much doubt as you have drive.

As much fear as you have confidence.

Yet you still get up every morning with the same objectives:

To pass the ones in front of you.

Eclipse the ones behind you.

Impress the one inside you.

Inside each of us is a better us trying to get out.

Trying to make the most of what we've got.

Trying to be more than we think we can be.

Our victories are personal.

Our devotion is perpetual.

And our potential is limitless.

Every day you make promises to yourself.

Be tough, only tougher.

Be strong, only stronger.

Be yourself, only better.

"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'

The answer is usually 'Yes'." 

-Paul Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner 

"There's no such thing as bad weather,
just soft people" 

- Bill Bowerman, University of Oregon coach
and co-founder of Nike

How top athletes manage the mental stress of racing: http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=18261

How records are broken: http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14719

It hurts so good - finding the flow and why we enjoy the pain http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=5823

Grossman motivation series - amazing series of articles to make your mentality as strong as your muscles http://runningtimes.com/Channel.aspx?CategoryID=576