Evelyn Ashford Quotes

For me, running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.

I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.

I've been playing sports since I was five. For me, there's no happier moment than when I'm out in the woods on a bike or a run. I feel on top of the world, and nothing else makes me feel that way.

I love to run. I feel free and complete. The feeling of moving fast is just magical; it's wonderful.

I'm not a runner, and I always dreamed about just throwing on my sneakers and really knocking everyone's socks off with my joy of traversing the world by foot.

If one could run without getting tired I don't think one would often want to do anything else.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.

There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.

It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries.

I love being outside - that's where I'm the happiest.

I'm happiest when I'm moving.

I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it.

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.

On a perfect weekend, I'll stay in bed until I am rested, though I am not someone who sleeps late. Then I'll go for a run through the parks nearby, even if it is frosty and cold, and I love meeting friends for brunch. You know you are truly on a day off if you have time to do brunch.

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house. I used to run around there.

Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

My favourite place in the world to run is Stanley Park in Vancouver. One loop around there is perfect.

I run from Horatio Street down just past Battery Park City and back. It's amazing to run and see the Statue of Liberty and the ferries coming in. People think if you're not near Central Park, there's nowhere to go, but there's a whole ecosystem happening down here.

Biking takes so much time. You need three hours to get in a good ride. In one hour, you can get in a good run.

When I go down the ice, I feel it, the wind in the side of my hair, and then I got the party in the back.

For people who don't love running, they don't understand - but I never feel like anyone is putting a gun to my head to go out for a run. I feel like a kid going out to play - that feeling of when you had a bike as a kid and you'd go out and just ride and be free and have fun.

Taking my bike out and riding the bike path along Lake Shore Drive, that's one of the great experiences in my life. And I hope to do it as long as I can.