Quotes by Dean Karnazes

I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.

I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary.

We have killed our souls with comfort instead of seeking fulfillment and achievement.

Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough."

If you keep chasing your dreams, one day you'll catch them.

Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.

Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.