I raced because I was paid to do a job and I felt like I had to do the job. Number two: I raced because I loved the process, I loved training, getting ready for the race, I loved all of that. And number three I raced for my memories. Regardless of what somebody wants to give or take away, you can't take my memories.

I know what happened to my foundation, from raising no money to raising $500m, serving three million people. Do we want to take that away? I don't think anybody says yes.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.

I think I bit off more than I could chew. I thought the marathon would be easier. For the level of condition that I have now... that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done.

There was more happiness in the process, in the build, in the preparation. The winning was almost phoned in.

The question was, which would the chemo kill first: the cancer or me?