The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing.

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

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

You train best where you are the happiest.

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.

I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.