The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.

Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.

The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.

I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a race it was fear. The greatest stimulator of my running was fear.

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.