I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

You have to change things in order to get to where you want to go. And things might get worse. But if you're not getting where you want to be, already, in a sense, it's as bad as it can get.

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they think.

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you're in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

The marathon is like a bullfight.

I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.