Don't compare yourself with anyone else. The world is full of runners, so you'll probably see one every time you circle the block or your favorite park. Some will be thinner than you, some smoother-striding, some faster. But don't let this get you down. There's only one runner who really counts: you. Running is your activity. Make it work for you, and don't worry about anyone else.

I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.

In the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. you might find that one particular direction proves difficult, but there are many directions on a compass. Infinite, in fact. As long as you keep searching, you'll find your winning way.

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

It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on

Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition