David Rudisha Quotes

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

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

I practice on the roads of Gaza as we don't have good stadiums and tracks so I gave my best.

I dream about running all the time.

Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy.

Regardless of how I feel, I always push through all of my workouts before I get ready for the game, because even though I might not like it then, even though I might be a little tired or fatigued, in the long run, it pays off.

I have always been active and into sports my entire life, and I've always wanted to be a star and inspire others.

I've run the marathon several times, so I definitely don't look like the Great Ancestor!

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 admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

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

I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all.

My dad, he worked rebar, an ironworker. Watching my pops get up every single morning, going into work, working hard - I think that really made me want to work that hard, wanted to make me get up early and go for a run or get a lift in or get some extra hitting in and really try to better myself every day.

I've always been quite driven. I take after my father.

I'm active - I like playing football, but I'm not very good. I like running, but I'm not really fast.

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis.

I want to run until I can't run.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

Yes, my dad's a marathoner. He used to do sprint distances and then started marathoning. My mom is an endurance animal. She does three-day events like the Susan G. Komen three-day walk.

I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.

Running is my bedrock activity.

You can't be fat and fast, too; so lift, run, diet and work.

I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.