Eliud Kipchoge

Eliud Kipchoge

Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan marathon runner.

Quotes

• Only the disciplined ones are free in life. If you are undisciplined you are a slave to your moods, you are a slave to your passions.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2018) cited in: "Eliud Kipchoge & David Bedford | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union" in Oxford Union, 5 January 2018.

• I felt a lot of pressure yesterday (11 October 2019). I received a lot of calls of encouragement from all over the world. The president of Kenya called me. When you receive so many calls from high-profile people, there is pressure.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running sub two-hour marathon" in The Guardian, 12 October 2019.

• I have tried, I am the first man to run (full marathon) under two hours to inspire many people, to tell people no human is limited.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Eliud Kipchoge runs sub two-hour marathon in 1:59:40, making history with first four-minute mile equivalent" in South China Morning Post, 12 October 2019.

• It has taken 65 years (after Roger Bannister) for a human being to make history in sport. I am the happiest man to run under two hours. I am here to inspire everyone that it can be done.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge finishes marathon in less than two hours" in Al Jazeera, 12 October 2019.

• It means a lot to Kenya, running under two hours, together we can make a beautiful world.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier in historic Ineos 1:59 challenge" in Independent, 12 October 2019.

• The law of nature cannot allow all human beings to think together. In breaking the two-hour barrier, I want to open minds to think that no human is limited. All our minds, all our thoughts are parallel. But I respect everybody's thoughts.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge smashes two-hour marathon barrier" in CNN, 12 October 2019.

• 100 percent of me is nothing compared to one percent of the whole team.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2019) cited in: "Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge's Huge Sacrifice for Humanity" in Daily Nation, 27 August 2019.

• I was feeling good. And I think it’s just it’s a challenge. So let us discuss it as a challenge and move on...You know, there is three things: Yesterday is a canceled check. Today is cash. And tomorrow is a promissory note. Let us forget about the canceled checks, let us talk of the cash and the promissory notes.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.

• I tried to do what was necessary but it wasn’t working. So I put my mind just trying to cope with the pace and just to finish...A lot of thought was going on in my mind but I said, ‘Hey, I can’t quit.’ I’ve been in this sport for a long (time). They say it’s important to win, but it’s great to participate and finish.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.
• Marathon actually is life. Sport is life. Resilience is one of the recipes for success. If you are not resilient then you cannot go anywhere. So it’s good to be resilient. ... That’s what’s required.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.
• Today was a tough day for me. I pushed myself as hard as I could but sometimes, we must accept that today wasn’t the day to push the barrier to a greater height.
  • Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Evans Chebet upsets Eliud Kipchoge to win back-to-back Boston Marathon titles" in olympics.com, 17 April 2023.

Quotes about Eliud Kipchoge

• He’s very disciplined, hard-working and focused...So many people are looking at him because he has shown us the way to go. You can be like Eliud if you work hard.
  • Hellen Obiri, cited in: "Hellen Obiri on how patience helped her win the Boston Marathon and the inspiration she takes from Eliud Kipchoge", olympics.com, 08 May 2023.
• You can’t be like Eliud if you want to sit down and you say, ‘I want to be like Eliud Kipchoge’. Eliud Kipchoge does not sit down and wait to go and win races!
  • Hellen Obiri, cited in: "Hellen Obiri on how patience helped her win the Boston Marathon and the inspiration she takes from Eliud Kipchoge", olympics.com, 08 May 2023.
• Sometimes I watch the video of Eliud Kipchoge, he can train when it’s raining. So sometimes it’s raining and I don’t want to go for training and I say, ‘If Eliud Kipchoge can go for training, we train!’ Who am I to sleep?’...So he inspires so many young athletes, and also us because it seems age does not matter in whatever you are doing.
  • Hellen Obiri, cited in: "Hellen Obiri on how patience helped her win the Boston Marathon and the inspiration she takes from Eliud Kipchoge", olympics.com, 08 May 2023.