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.

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.

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

I have found my hero and he is me.

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience.

Anything that changes your values changes your behaviour.

The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.