My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100.

I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I have to be satisfied with it if I know I gave it my best effort.

It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.

You can never give up or get down on yourself. A true champion keeps his or her chin up and always takes life one race at a time.

You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about yourself.

It is so important for young girls to be fit. I think sports is the key to success, because the challenges you face in sports prepare you for the rest of your life.

It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in.