The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

The mile has all the elements of a drama.

If I faltered, there would be no arms to hold me and the world would be a cold and forbidding place.

I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days.

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

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.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.