Jasper Carrott Quotes

There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.

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

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

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

Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent.

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.

I can't imagine living and not running.

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.

I want to run until I can't run.

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

I dream about running all the time.

My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're in an eight-mile race, you never give up.

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

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

The marathon can humble you.

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

I started running outside when I was at 'Biggest Loser.' Then I got runner's knee, and thought I was never going to be able to shake it. When I overcame that and ran the L.A. Marathon, it was such an amazing thing, and now running is such a part of my routine.

In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.

I could never be a distance runner, because I can't run for more than ten minutes. There aren't enough iPod gigabytes in the world to make that worth it for me.

I love sprinting, but I hate long-distance running. Isn't that funny?

Where the marathon starts is after 30 kilometers. That's where you feel pain everywhere in your body. The muscles are really aching, and only the most prepared and well-organized athlete is going to do well after that.

Mum tries to make every race that she can.

I'm ready to run; it's my job.

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 know it sounds crazy, but in order to run, I need something to chase after.