There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout

When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.

There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout

If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage.

Life is for participating, not for spectating.

Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

1967 race in Boston changed not just my life, but millions of women's lives. There are also things that, when you get older, resonate more.