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

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

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

Like everyone else, I want to be challenged. I want to find out whether or not I am a coward. I want to see how much effort I can put out . . . what I can endure . . . if I measure up. Running allows that.

No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged: each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others.

Once you have decided that winning isn't everything, you become a winner.

There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up.