There's nothing a man can't do if the spirit's there.

With the proper motivation, that is, a good reason for wanting to do it, your mind can overcome any sort of adversity.

Confidence is the most important quality in all athlete-coach relationships.

The Possibilities in racing tactics are almost unlimited, as in a game of chess, for every move there is a counter, for every attack there is a defense.... The runner's greatest asset, apart from essential fitness of body, is a cool and calculating brain allied to confidence and courage. Above all, he must have a will to win.

In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself.

Training is principally an act of faith.

The coach's job is twenty percent technical and training, and eighty per cent inspirational. He may know all there is to know about tactics, technique and training, but if he cannot win the confidence and comradeship of his pupils he will never be a good coach