I always wanted to be a sprinter.

A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind.

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

(Natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success

I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.

There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.

Your problems pale in comparison with those of the millions of people in the world who do not have enough to eat.