Fun Cross Country Sayings:

• In the spirit of good sportsmanship, please refrain from making little race car noises as you pass your opponents.
• It’s rude to count the runners you pass… out loud.
• We don’t yield to pedestrians.
• To run fast, you must run fast.
• May the course be with you.
• Finish lines are just the reminder to stop.
• You know you ran the best you possibly could when you barf and then pass out at the finish line.
• It hurts a lot less when you win.
• Pass them, don’t pace them.
• If you’re not the lead dog, the view remains the same.
• If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
• Don’t worry about the map…we’ll show you the way!
• Slow down? Yeah right!
• Slower traffic keep right.
• Running is the feeling of someone pushing you from behind… and realizing it’s you.
• When the gun goes off. I am the bullet.
• The faster you run, the quicker you get done.
• Tread on the weak. Hurdle the dead.
• We’ve got a bad case of the runs.
• Love hills and they will love you back.
• Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need no stinking roads.
• In a world of give and take, give what it takes.
• No refs, no fouls, no benchwarmers; Cross Country - It’s not a game.
• We’ve got more legs than a bucket of chicken.
• We don't need wings to fly.
• When I race, my mind is full of questions…”Who will come in second? Who will come in third?”
• Everybody finishes… some just sooner than others.
• Run, run as fast as you can, You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man.
• We're not fast, you're just slow.
• “WARNING: the Surgeon General didn't say anything about smoking the competition.”
• We work ours off so we can kick yours.
• Run like you stole something.
• Eat our dust.
• We have promises to keep, teams to beat and miles to go before we sleep.
• Cross country is a mental sport and we're all insane.
• No one ever drowned in sweat.
• Runners don’t die; they only smell like it.
• Hey - why are all these people following me?
• Cross Country - finally a practical use for golf courses.
• You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
• Out run, out work, out think, out play, out last

Chant:
Good. Better. Best:
Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best.