When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow,slow,slow. People said, 'Emil, you are crazy. You are training like a sprinter.'

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

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem.

It is not necessary to smile and make a wonderful impression on the judges.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

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