Words matter. These are the best Eliud Kipchoge Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
It is a long time now since I started running but I still remember running up and down hills and running to school as a kid. When I was young I would run for fun and I didn’t know back then that this would be my career.
I was not so lucky to grow up with toys as I grew up in a remote area of Kenya.
Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions.
Once in a while you can run very fast, but you cannot always go to the maximum.
I always say: a run in the morning is like eating a fruit a day – it chases he doctor away. It is good for your mind.
To win is not important. To be successful is not even important. How to plan and prepare is crucial. When you plan very well and prepare very well, then success can come on the way. Then winning can come on your way.
If you want to break through, your mind should be able to control your body. Your mind should be a part of your fitness.
I wake up at 5am, by 6am I’m on the way to training. I come back and relax, have lunch, take a little nap, then train again at 4pm for an evening run. Then relax, dinner and bed at 9pm until the next day.
No human is limited.
I want to stay for a long time and leave a mark so the young generation can aspire to be at the top like me. I love the sport, and that’s what drives me.
Athletics is not so much about the legs. It’s about the heart and mind.
I have only ever done athletics. I was only average at school and I have never done any other sport.
To run a big marathon and win takes five months. When I’m on the starting line, my mind starts reviewing what I have been doing the last five months. I believe in my training, and I treat myself as the best one standing on that line.
It’s like the first man to go to the moon, I will be the first man to run under two hours, this is crucial.
If you concentrate on the rear mirror, you’ll crash and cause an accident.
Others will absolutely be able to break 2:00, too, as long as they believe in themselves.
If you have that belief – pure belief in your heart – that you want to be successful then you can talk to your mind and your mind will control you to be successful.
I have kept a training diary to record my training plans and my feelings and emotions for a long time.
I got into running when I was being mentored by my coach. I tried it and developed a passion for it.
I’m not having any problems with my body so I don’t need to supplement. Growing older you don’t recover as fast, but all-in-all I’m doing well.
My mind is always free. My mind is flexible.
In the offseason I allow my body to recover, my mind to recover. I like to be with my family, to read books, and know what is going on in the world, to understand how people think.
I enjoy the simplistic training and life in marathon. You run, eat, sleep, walk around – that’s how life is. You don’t get complicated. The moment you get complicated it distracts your mind.
Mentality is where the success is. I will teach the kids how to think in a positive way.
If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That’s the way to go in sports.
My first race was in October 2001 in Kapsabet, Kenya. It was a 10km road race. I was excited and I was happy to know I am good in running.
My first competition outside Kenya was at the 2002 world cross country championships in Dublin, Ireland. I finished fifth in the junior race that day but the thing I remember the most was that it was very cold.
If you believe in something and put it in your mind and heart, it can be realised.
I want to show the world that you can go beyond your thoughts, you can break more than you think you can break.
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.
I’m confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key… I’m strict about my work goals and training.
To me, running is life. I run to live longer and enjoy a healthier life.
The best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The second-best time to plant a tree is today.
I’ve always found the secret is to stay fit and treat sport as a profession. I chose sport as a passion.
I would say that Breaking2 was my best race because I was running against something no one had done before.
