I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now, I don't think about the miles I've already covered. I think about what I'm doing right now, just being lost in the moment.

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

I race kind of sparingly.

I think sometimes you can study guys and build them into giants that they are not.

I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.

I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash.

I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!