Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

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

The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the best with what you've got.

I have found my hero and he is me.

I run each day to preserve the self I attained the day before and to secure the self yet to be.

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