Because running fast is more fun than running slow.

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.

My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.

The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.

It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.