I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's 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.

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN.

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

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