Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly

They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn he doesn’t have sisu, that’s like spitting in his face.

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.

There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.

You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development and good exercise evaluation.

When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow.

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out.

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.

My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.

If at first you don’t succeed, you’re doing it wrong. Learn from the experience. Try again, but with a different approach.

Are you okay?”“Well, I’d prefer to be in my own bedroom at home, dreaming of ponies and rainbows, but since I’m stuck here, I guess I’m as good as I can be.

Whither will my path yet lead me? This path is stupid, it goes in spirals, perhaps in circles, but whichever way it goes, I will follow it.

Turn around? No. Keep going, it's the only way to make sure I don't end up going back and forth.

When done right, music should breathe, be alive. It's not about getting it perfect, it's about capturing lightning in a bottle.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

No, as an artist, you have to be free to explore all the corners of your heart. There are no boundaries.

Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded. Pedro Martinez got traded. So what? That's part of the game.

The older a fool is, the worse he is.

The script comes first. If that isn't good enough, you know it's gonna be a long ride.