Gerry Lindgren Quotes

United States, Athlete
March 9, 1946

Gerald "Gerry" Paul Lindgren is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mile run when they finished in an extremely rare tie at the AAU National Championships, both running exactly 27:11.6. Lindgren went on to win a record 11 NCAA collegiate championships with Washington State University.

Wanting to win races is detrimental to courage. You tend to run too conservatively because you want to wait and sprint. If you are there to force the pace, to CREATE greatness rather than to have greatness, Courageous moves are a part of your race.

Gerry Lindgren
Set a new standard. Change reality. Break ground to something new and different. That achievement will live forever just because you WERE somebody special!

Gerry Lindgren

When I first came into international running, most runners did about 60-70 miles or running a week. I guess that is still the standard except for Kenya and Ethiopia. I was doing 150-250 a week and some weeks as high as 350. It was unheard of! But, because I did not have access to what was possible and standard, I had to set my own possibilities and standards. I was just lucky enough to be out of the loop and not know.

Gerry Lindgren
- Running
- Enough
- Week
Run with your heart instead of your mind. When you think with your mind, you think of the things you can and can't do. But when you run with your heart you forget about what you can't do, and you just go out and do it.

Gerry Lindgren
- Thinking
- Heart
- Running
Kids are afraid that if they race too fast they will get tired. Way too much fear and way too little COURAGE.

Gerry Lindgren
- Courage
- Tired
- Littles