I will not last forever. But I am damn well going to know I have been here.

The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory.

There is no substitute for learning to live in our bodies.

If you want to win anything - a race, yourself, your life - you have to go a little berserk.

No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.

If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you'd best begin with the Little Answers about your body.