If marathoners finish they win.

The desire to run comes from deep within us — from the unconscious, the intuitive, the instinctive. And that desire becomes a passion when the runner learns to race. Then, the race becomes all — the lovemaking of the runner.

To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it.

Running is just such a monastery- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal.

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.

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.

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