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

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?'

PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.

A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.

What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.