A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

A coach can be like oasis in the desert of a runner's lost enthusiasm.

I still have the same hunger like I did 20 years ago but it's a different sort of reflection when you lose. It doesn't hurt you as much because I feel like I've had a good career.

Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.

The greatest excuse you must have is the excuse to do your best to the very best and in a distinctive manner

Grown men do not need leaders.

Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

The balance you have between drive and patience may be your master key to success.

History unravels; circumstances, following their natural inclination, prefer to remain ravelled.

I'm looking for a perfume to overpower men - I'm sick of karate.

A Painting without emotion is like a tree without roots.

Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal.