To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

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.

A race is a work of art.

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.

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

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

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?'