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

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.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

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

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

The only one who can beat me is me.

You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.