More Quotes by Kara Goucher
Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle.
I try to think about positive things - how great my form is, how my arms are swinging, my breathing, how loud people are cheering. My sports psychologist taught me there are a million things telling you you can't keep going, but if you find the things that say you can, you're golden.
I don't feel like myself unless I run. It's how I deal with sadness and happiness. I need it. It's like therapy.
Get out there and do what you love!
In the end I have to hold myself accountable...I had to make a change if I really wanted to reach the goals I had set for myself. I had to get out of being comfortable and get into a situation that was going to really push me.
Set small goals along the way and don't be overwhelmed by the process.
Be unrelenting. If you don't believe, then who will?
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.
As badly as I want a medal, I know there is a lot of luck involved in that. I want to put myself in position to be in the top three, give it my all and hope luck comes my way.
Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand.
