Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.
You never know the limit of a human being.
We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.
In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.
If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.