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.

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

There's always the feeling of getting stronger. I think that's what keeps me going.

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.

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.

Because running fast is more fun than running slow.

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.