My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.

The mile has all the elements of a drama.

The human spirit is indomitable. No one can ever say you must not run faster than this or jump higher than that. There will never be a time when the human spirit will not be able to better existing records.

The man who goes on, even when it's the hardest to be the winner.

My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves