A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons.

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can then begin to reach your potential.

Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.

Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?

Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

God knows I detest slavery but it is an existing evil, and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

Everybody, sooner or later, will have to go under the knife. Let's hope they make out as well as I did.

The long version of the play is actually an easier version to follow. In all of the cut versions the intense speeches are cut too close together for the audience and the actors.

And then the dreams break into a million tiny pieces. The dream dies. Which leaves you with a choice: you can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own, baby.

Another key role the CEO plays is to focus efforts.

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.

Hesitation is a mistake that invites defeat. I would not be Mord-Sith had I not hesitated when I was young." - Cara

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