Marathon World Record

Famous quotes containing the words marathon, world and/or record:

    ... marathon swimming is the most difficult physical, intellectual and emotional battleground I have encountered, and each time I win, each time I touch the other shore, I feel worthy of any other challenge life has to offer.
    Diana Nyad (b. 1949)

    Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    The house seems heavier
    Now that they have gone away.
    In fact it emptied in record time.
    John Ashbery (b. 1927)