The idea that the harder you work, the better you're going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.

Don't give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.

God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics.

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine.

If you have a body, you are an athlete!

Everything you need is already inside.