Focus on where you are instead of where you wish you were. The joy will follow.

Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage, but crossing the finish line is an act of faith. Faith is what kepes us going when nothing else will. Faith is the emotion that will give you victory over your past, the demons in your soul, & all of those voices that tell you what you can & cannot do & can & cannot be.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle.

It isn’t a matter of getting the body you want, it’s a matter of doing the most you can with the body you have.

The only magic in our lives as runners is the magic of consistency. Not every run will make you feel great.

All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens of the United States; all other persons born within the Republic, of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty, are natural born citizens. Gentleman [sic] can find no exception to this statement touching natural-born citizens except what is said in the Constitution relating to Indians.