Sport is an essential element of education.

The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely.

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

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.

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment.

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

The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank.