I’m alone, but I’m not lonely. I like who I am. I like who I’m becoming. I felt whole and good and content, and lay there letting the feeling soak in. When the water cooled, I grabbed a towel and climbed out of the tub, feeling like I had everything I needed to succeed.

— Deena Kastor

Deena Kastor Quotes

Run in places you love with people you like. Enjoying your surroundings and training partners will strengthen your commitment to running and bring out the best in you.

— Deena Kastor

I’ve always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you’re not going to do anything special.

— Deena Kastor

Running in the morning has me appreciate all the choices that come later in the day. The choices I make after running seem healthier, wiser and kinder.

— Deena Kastor

I love challenges and hurdles because they are opportunities.

— Deena Kastor

As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can’t pick the days they come on.

— Deena Kastor

Marathons are extraordinarily difficult, but if you’ve got the training under your belt, and if you can run smart, the races take care of themselves. When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.

— Deena Kastor

I simply adore the exhaustion that comes with training hard.

— Deena Kastor

I felt my throat start to close up, and I didn’t think I was getting enough oxygen. I was scared, and I thought about quitting. But you don’t want to quit when you’ve trained so hard and long for one race.

— Deena Kastor

One step at a time, I get to make positive choices to fulfill my dreams.

— Deena Kastor

Oh, you’re doing it again, I said to myself when I became aware of negativity, being careful not to rebuke myself and therefore wind up being negative about being negative. I told myself: Find a thought that serves you better.

— Deena Kastor

I’m alone, but I’m not lonely. I like who I am. I like who I’m becoming.

— Deena Kastor

At the core of many of his stories was a distinction between success and excellence. Success was “having”: money, awards, status. Excellence was “being”: living your values, having them guide your daily life. Pursue excellence, Coach would say, and success will follow.

— Deena Kastor

That’s when I understood there is no such thing as overtraining,” he said, “just underresting.

— Deena Kastor

She was compassionate and empathetic toward everyone around her, including herself.

— Deena Kastor

If you believe you are fragile, the biochemistry of your body unquestionably obeys and manifests it. If you believe you are tough, irrespective of your weight and bone density, your body undeniably mirrors it.

— Deena Kastor

Our life is what our thoughts make it. – MARCUS AURELIUS.

— Deena Kastor

Every aspect of a run, from the pain it produced to the weather conditions, offered me a choice: Is this a thought that will slow me down? Or can I find a perspective that will speed me up?

— Deena Kastor

I’m alone, but I’m not lonely. I like who I am. I like who I’m becoming. I felt whole and good and content, and lay there letting the feeling soak in. When the water cooled, I grabbed a towel and climbed out of the tub, feeling like I had everything I needed to succeed.

— Deena Kastor

You don’t run with your feet- you run with your heart.

— Deena Kastor

My competitive days had a short window, but I could push my mind and strengthen my positivity for a lifetime. How optimistic could I become? How much richer could I build my life? What joy and potential lay ahead. Pursuing positivity felt infinite, limitless.

— Deena Kastor
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