I didn't train all that time just to come here and get it over with as fast as I can

I'm not sure who invented dodgeball, but I can almost guarantee you that it wasn't the shortest kid in the class.

Every human being born within the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.

Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.

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.

Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent.