But don't forget my ideas are only what's been written down in history by the great people of the world who've gone before. All I've done is condense the wisdom of the world into an attitude for athletics. Athletics aren't just running, it's a way of life

The mastery of the true self, and the refusal to permit others to dominate us, is the ultimate in living and self-expression in athletics.

If you die, I will bury you in the sandhills with all the other runners.

Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer.

The introduction of resistance in form of sand and hill is too important to be ignored.

Thus I urge you to go onto your greatness if you believe it is in you. Think deeply and separate what you wish from what you are prepared to do.

Run hard, be strong, think big!