No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how hard you want it, Somebody will want it more, I am Somebody.

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

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

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.

A race is a work of art.

Running gives me confidence.

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