I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward. Ryan Hall
To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound. Steve Carlton
A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction. Graham Greene
I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever.Amy Alcott
I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day. Jonathan Ames
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. Bill Rodgers
Sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly. Edward Albee
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.Edward Albee
The 200 meters is my baby. To me, it's the perfect distance. It's still a true sprint, but it unravels more. You get to enjoy the race a little bit more than the 100.Allyson Felix
The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience. Mahatma Gandhi
The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat. Joe Henderson
The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next one would fall short, and then the next one would go long. Payne Stewart
They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions. Joe Henderson
Time and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors. Doris Lessing
To be able to go the distance with a brother or sister, to have them turn into your ally, is about the greatest thing that can ever happen to you. Marie Brenner