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More Quotes by Kathrine Switzer
Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout
When I was first running marathons, we were sailing on a flat earth. We were afraid we'd get big legs, grow mustaches, not get boyfriends, not be able to have babies. Women thought that something would happen to them, that they'd break down or turn into men, something shadowy, when they were only limited by their own society's sense of limitations.
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.
Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.
When I finished the Boston race in 1967, there were two things I wanted to do. I wanted to become a better athlete because my first marathon was 4:20. In those days, that was considered a jogging time and I knew people were going to tease me. But I was more fascinated with what women could do if they only had the chance.
1967 race in Boston changed not just my life, but millions of women's lives. There are also things that, when you get older, resonate more.
When I forgave Jock Semple on Heartbreak Hill, I also got really cross with women. I couldn't understand why they didn't get it, why they didn't know that running was so cool and why they weren't in the race as well. Then I thought to myself "How stupid can you be? You've had so much encouragement and motivation and these women haven't."
If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage.
