Adrian Peterson Quotes

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 am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

I've had some experience in track and field in school, but I did have to train to be able to play Jesse Owens - to be a runner, to be an Olympian.

I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

Anybody can be a runner... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

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

I want to run until I can't run.

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

I've been doing Pilates since 1974, I lift weights, I power walk every day and I run backwards. That's sometimes a little hard when you're not on your home turf, because you've got to find a place where there are no bumps in the way - or people.

Running is my bedrock activity.

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

In high school, my two older brothers ran track. They'd come home sweaty and mud-covered, and I could tell they enjoyed it. So I started running - I ran a mile down the road and back again - and I haven't stopped since.

I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years - high school, college and the NFL.

I trained for the marathon. I run along the East River, and I used to run all the way down Manhattan, up the West Side and back home.

I started working out with my mom in 4th grade. She used to take me to the track.

I'm somewhat of a masochist at heart. I like to sweat. I come from a very competitive sporting background - my dad was a world-champion surfer - so it's always been a part of my DNA. I do a lot of soft-sand running, hiking, yoga, and boxing, and I compete in triathlons.

I did my first cross country race when I was about 10 and absolutely loved it. I wasn't particularly good, so I didn't just carry on because I was good, but it just really appealed to me.

I started Little Athletics when I was five years old, but my Olympics dream started when I was 10 years old.

I was a runner in Delhi's Army Public School. I started running when I was in class four and became the fastest sprinter in school and zone competitions by the time I reached class eight.

An example of my average week would be the gym on Monday; Tuesday will be a technical session. I practice running and high jump on Thursday and then have another technical session at the weekend.

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 used to take part in a lot of marathons.

I've been an athlete my whole life. I've played every sport, including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball.

I found I could also be good in cross country. I don't think my running style has anything to do with it. If you have speed and your body feels good, you can do any distance.

Everyone is built for running.