For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.

It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.

I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

Faith gives us strength.Grace gives us power.Hope gives us anchor.

We were having tea with my mother-in-law the other day and out of the blue she said, "I've decided I want to be cremated." I said, "Alright, get your coat."

If someone does not have a missions heart at home, nothing magical happens when they buckle the seat belt on the airplane.

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat.

Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.

If they had said that the sun or the moon had gone out of the heavens, it could not have struck me with the idea of a more awful and dreary blank in creation than the words: Byron is dead!

Even if you've had a negative effect on others in the past, you can turn that around and make your impact a positive one.

Don't try to watch two teams in one night. Focus on one team, and focus on five or six guys at first.

I'm dying, and I'm having fun.

Im running in a race and people are on the other track, I'm running with myself