Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.

Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.