An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter either. Then willpower will be no problem.

I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.

If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

By a persistent effort of will it is possible to change the whole body. The athlete must always keep in mind this concept of change and progression. He must never accept his limitations as being permanent, because they are not.

Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.