Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.

I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity.

All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.

I don't have any kids of my own, quite by choice. There are two reasons for that. One, I had a sense of obligation for what my life would be and a vision of how to get that accomplished and it didn't include children. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that if you have them, they deserve 100 per cent of your attention.

Most people don't know this but over the course of time, the official of the race in 1967 in Boston, who attacked me Jock Semple and I became very good friends. That gave me a whole new perspective on forgiveness.

I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!

Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.