Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.

Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run

Every once in a while I think, 'What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?'

Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.