Quotes About Ironman

#1. The Ironman World Championship is the hardest race I've competed in. Not only do the elements (heat, wind, humidity) make it grueling, but the quality of the field makes it a true test.

Timothy O'Donnell

#2. We paused to nod in deference to a just-arrived mom of six who placed third in her age group in the Ironman and has a successful catering business, No Small Affair. Everyone suspects she's on meth but still, the woman commands respect.

Elisabeth Egan

#3. I survived because I had trained my heart to do the same: survive. Becoming an Ironman had kept me from becoming a dead man.

Matt Long

#4. Spiderman. Batman. Superman. Ironman. Spiderman. Batman. Superman. Ironman.

K. Bromberg

#5. You may dress an ironman in silks and velvets, teach him to read and write and give him books, instruct him in chivalry and courtesy and the mysteries of the Faith," writes Archmaester Haereg, "but when you look into his eyes, the sea will still be there, cold and grey and cruel.

George R R Martin

#6. Ironman distance triathlons are a true test of oneself as a whole. Each race is a test of physical, mental and spiritual toughness that I haven't found in any other type of racing. At the end of the day, challenging myself on all levels is what it's about for me.

Timothy O'Donnell

#7. Before I became a fighter pilot, everyone said that women didn't have the physical strength. Well, I had just completed the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.

Martha McSally

#8. If I was ever going to win Ironman, I was going to have to beat the man who rinsed his cottage cheese

Matt Fitzgerald

#9. Kids clearly help center you because you can't impress your kids. People are like, "Oh, are they so excited because you're Ironman?" My kids couldn't care less. They like it when I hang out and play dad. I impress them by playing video games with them and doing well. Your kids humble you.

Don Cheadle

#10. I was an 'Ironman' fan. It was in the '70s. I definitely liked comics and drew a lot of panels on my notebook when I should have been studying - probably why I ended up in the arts.

Clark Gregg

#11. There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman

Chrissie Wellington

#12. There are many things I'm looking forward to in 2013, both personally and professionally. Plans for new restaurants in the U.S., including Eataly Chicago, are underway, and I'm gearing up for the 2013 Ironman world championships in Hawaii - if I'm lucky enough to get a spot!

Joe Bastianich

#13. Lord Ironman, please play tonsil hockey with me, just this one time. There, does that make you happy?

Mercy Celeste

#14. Religion, so far as it is genuine, is in essence the response of created personalities to the Creating Personality, God.

A.W. Tozer

#15. Where do dreams come from?
... they slink out of books, they lurk in the stacks of libraries. Out of pages turned they rise like the scent of peonies and infect the brain with their promises.

Marge Piercy

#16. Ah, but I'm wise ," Athena said. "Wise enough to make you do it instead.

Rick Riordan

#17. I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet.

Sandra Lee

#18. A bird is joy incarnate.

Myrtle Reed

#19. Is this real? Or is it just my imagination?"
"If you tell me what the difference is I might be able to tell you.

Neil Gaiman

#20. This is the best and worst part about having a friend who's so close to you. You know what to expect from them, and they know what to do to get a reaction out of you.

K. Bromberg

#21. we are free to do whatever we wish provided there is no law prohibiting us from doing so.

Patrick Malcolmson

#22. Most "squat" shoes (and I mean the ones that are designed for lifters_ have a slight heal to them. This is great if you have strong quads and use your legs to push the weight, but if you want to get your hamstrings and hips (which are stronger) involved, you will want a flat sole.

Joe "Ironman" Norman

#23. I cannot face the idea of life without work. What would one do when ideas failed or words refused to come? It is impossible not to shudder at the thought.

Sigmund Freud

#24. Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

Chrissie Wellington

#25. Relax," Langdon whispered. "Do your piranha thing.

Dan Brown

#26. You're not better than anybody else, but you're not less than anybody else. You're a child of the Most High God.

Joel Osteen

#27. And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we have, we can't properly address those regional priorities that we would like to.

Melissa Bean