The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective.

When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

Hills are speedwork in disguise.

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.