I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.

What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?

Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.

The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn't running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven't forgotten about me.

Nobody likes tainted victories.

I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.

Running gives me confidence.