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

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.

Nobody likes tainted victories.

As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing with people.

I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense and a defense.