I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.

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

That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.

How could you look more stupid than to be the guy accepting a bronze medal in gold shoes?

Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.

Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.

The basis of self-discipline: Don't allow the edges to blur.