[Research] suggests that what we think of as free will is largely an illusion: much of the time, we are simply operating on automatic pilot, and the way we think and act – and how well we think and act on the spur of the moment – are a lot more susceptible to outside influences than we realize.

When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.

The sad thing about doping is how much it obscures our appreciation of greatness.

I worry that track is going to enter into an impossibly complicated stage, where our understanding of the complexities of human physiology - and our ability to accentuate and exploit them - is going to make the notion of pure competition impossible.

Arousal leaves us mind-blind.

Performance ought to improve with experience, and pressure is an obstacle that the diligent can overcome.

The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have - and more importantly, whether you ought to use bombs at all.