Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

I run because I enjoy it — not always, but most of the time. I run because I have always run — not trained, but run. What do I get? Joy and pain. Good health and injuries. Exhilaration and despair. A feeling of accomplishment and a feeling of waste. The sunrise and the sunset.

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setback. From time to time everyone falls short of their goals. It's an illusion to believe that champions succeed because they do everything perfectly. You can be certain that every archer who hits the bull's-eye has also missed the bull's-eye a thousand times while learning the skill.

It's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process.

Courage is crossing a starting line.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.