(Natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success

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.

It is clearly not the journey for everyone. People succeed in as many ways as there are people. Some can be completely fulfilled with destinations that are much closer to home and more comfortable. But if you long to keep going, then I hope you are able to follow my lead to the places I have gone. To within a whisper of your own personal perfection. To places that are sweeter because you worked so hard to arrive there. To places at the very edge of your dreams.

Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.

Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.