Make it a goal to be somebody's hero.
Your friends may influence your decisions even more than your parents will.
Nobody knows you better than you do.
When it comes down to it, it really is the little things that count most.
Nobody had a bigger heart or passion to win than America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine "Pre." Watch the movies Prefontaine, Without Limits, or Fire on the Track to see what I'm talking about.
Most people use excuses to cover up mistakes, but it takes less time to do something right the first time.