As an athlete, when you least expect it, you may find yourself standing on the threshold of an accomplishment so monumental that it strikes fear into your soul. You must stand ready, at any moment, to face the unknown. You must be ready to walk boldly thru the wall of uncertainty.

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent.

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start.

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.

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.

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