Mark Parker Quotes

Health is your greatest wealth, so experiencing a marathon and seeing what you're capable of is really special.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in such a way that I'll be able to be as strong at the end of the movie as I am in the beginning.

Being fit helps me improve my concentration, my will power and even my determination.

There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.

Running was the first thing I discovered that I was any good at.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

I was really unfit for a while, so once I began running, I developed an obsession with it and started feeling really good. Then I thought I'd run a marathon after watching the London Marathon on TV. So I did it and had a good time. And then I ended up doing a bunch, and I was like, 'What if I could go further?' So I found out about Ultra Marathons.

I think the physicality of being an athlete or working out, it grounds you. It centers you.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that's what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

I have my own way to stay focused. I work out every day. I exercise. I swim. I meditate. I breathe.

People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.

I don't have muscle tone. I'm just flab. I'm not a daredevil. I don't like pain, I don't like cold, I don't want to feel exhausted. But the sense of accomplishment is something I've never felt before, in a physical sense.

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

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

People are so easily impressed by running, but I run pretty frequently.

My favorite part of running is the thinking time.

It feels good to be fit and strong.

Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready.

I consider a day without running a crappy day.

I have to just get up early and make sure I run. I'll do 40 minutes, four miles. It's not easy, but it clears my head.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I do a lot of biking. I need that mileage and the long-distance stuff because tennis demands it. My fitness trainer is always trying to convince me to do an Ironman. I can probably run the marathon, I can make the 112 miles on the bike, but I will never swim for 2.4 miles. I will die after 100 meters.

I'm working out every day. I'm in very good shape.