The distance runner is mysteriously reconciling the separations of body and mind, of pain and pleasure, of the conscious and the unconscious. He is repairing the rent, and healing the wound in his divided self. He has found a way to make the ordinary extraordinary; the commonplace unique; the everyday eternal.

Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.

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

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

Sport is an essential element of education.

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

The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.