I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.