Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

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

I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

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.

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?'

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'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.