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.

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

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

You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can then begin to reach your potential.

There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.

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

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.