Chrissie Wellington

“I am ordinary. I have no special gift. But I am determined.”

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”

“You can push the body to extremes, but it is the mind that will either hold you together or pull you apart.”

“The body achieves what the mind believes.”

“Every finish line is the beginning of a new race.”

“The finish line is just the beginning of understanding what you're truly capable of.”

“I learned that the body is capable of anything. It's the mind we need to convince.”

“I cycle because it reminds me that progress isn't about speed. It's about persistence.”

“I always love to push myself, because I want to feel alive, and when you push yourself hard, then you really feel the blood in your body.”

“The moment you think about giving up is the moment you need to push harder.”

“I've never met a strong person with an easy past.”

“I've learned that I have to be willing to fail in order to eventually succeed.”

“I learned that the ability to overcome adversity is the most important quality for a champion.”

“I am building a fire that will burn for the rest of my life.”

“A comeback is not about returning to where you were. It's about becoming stronger than you were before.”

“Your legs will quit on you, but your mind will carry you to the finish line.”

“I've learned that the finish line is just the beginning of the next race.”

“In triathlon, you learn that transition is everything. Life is the same way.”

“Every single one of us can do something we didn't think we could do before. This is what separates the merely living from the truly living.”