21 Best Eliud Kipchoge Quotes

Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance
runner who competes in the marathon and formerly competed
at the 5000 metre distance. He is the world record
holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on 16 September 2018,
at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. His run broke the previous world
record by 1 minute and 18 seconds. He has been described as
“the greatest marathoner of the modern era”.

Here are Eliud Kipchoge quotes

1.“The world is actually full of challenges
and we need to challenge ourselves. I took a challenge to run that fast. It
consumes a lot of energy especially mentally. But I took myself and accepted to
be challenged and I challenged the time.” 

2.“I had a friend in India who told me that – the guys is 50
years now – and he told me he will die before we see a human being run two
hours flat. I met him one month ago in New York and I joked ‘You will never die
again because you have seen me run two hours.’”

3.“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.”

4.“Self-discipline starts with you. It’s no other person. It
starts with you. Start to examine yourself…Self discipline is doing what’s
right instead of doing what you feel like doing. That’s the meaning of
self-discipline.”

5.“After accommodating self discipline in your mind,
self-discipline can help you to actually get three things. It can save your
feelings. Get you back on the course when you try to think otherwise, self
discipline can help easily come back and think positively. It helps you do the
right thing in the moment for long-term benefits.”

6.“Don’t make excuses. When you have decided to do something,
do it. No excuses. Then you are self-disciplined.”

7.“Make discipline your lifestyle. Discipline is not a one-time
event. Self-discipline is like building your muscle. It’s like going to the
gym. You can not go to the gym today and build your muscle. You should get a
program and go slowly by slowly. That’s the way to build your muscle and that’s
the way you can have discipline.”

8.“Only the disciplined ones are free in life. If you aren’t
disciplined, you are a slave to your moods. You are a slave to your passions.
That’s a fact.”

9.“There is a sign in one of the nicer schools in Canada. It
[says] the best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. That was the best time
to plant a tree. The second-best time is today. Plant the tree of
self-discipline.”

10.“In any profession, you should think positively. That’s the
driver of your mind. If your mind is really thinking positive then you are on
the right track. ‘Pleasure in what you’re doing puts perfection in your work.”

11.“I always treat myself as my biggest
competitor.”

12.“I am here because of teamwork. I am here because sport is a
mutual interest. I am here to talk about my success because I am really about
teamwork. Teamwork actually helps a lot.  Remember in sport, what you have
is Hero’s Formula. If you are a hero, then you have a formula and that says
100% of myself is nothing compared to one percent of the whole team. And vice
versa. 1% percent of the teams is nothing compared to 100% of myself. And that’s
the meaning of teamwork.”

13.“When you bring motivation and discipline (together), then
you can be consistent. When you combine it all together, they say if you want
to grow, consistency is the key. I’m confident in saying that consistency is
key if you want to grow in a new profession. Be it sport. Be it law. Be it all
sorts of professions. If you are not consistent, you can not go anywhere.
Consistency makes you to grow.”

14.“Accept change…I know it is not really comfortable to adopt
change but change in life of a human being or life of any profession is really
important. But change can not be forced.”

15.“Become comfortable with being
uncomfortable. Accept change.”

16.“Personally, I believe in what I am doing. To run a big
marathon and win, it takes five months. When I am on the starting line, my mind
starts to think of what I have been doing for the last five months. I believe
in my training. I treat myself as the best one on that line because my mind is
telling me that I am the best and I believe in what I am doing in the last five
months. I can run free. I can run free and that’s what actually has helped me
to be successful.”

17.“Sometimes all it takes is a little
adjustment to face the obstacles in life”

18.“I always tell people that this is a really simple deal: Work
hard,” he said. “If you work hard, follow what’s required and set your
priorities right, then you can really perform without taking shortcuts. If
you’re taking shortcuts, you can’t be free.”

19.“Mental fitness plays a big role during
competition. If you don’t rule your mind, your mind will rule you. That’s the
way I think about this sport.”

20.”When
you smile and you’re happy, you can trigger the mind to not feel your
legs.” 

21.“I don’t know where the limits are, but I
would like to go there.”