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.

You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner

Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any other reason to say otherwise.

Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983, there were 267 U.S. men who broke 2:20 in a marathon, and by 2000 that number was down to 27.

I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.

If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.

I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.