Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

Tendencies. Yougottendencies. Soevenifyoudideverythingoveragain, yourwholelife, yougottendenciestodojustwhatyoudid, alloveragain. -The Sheep Man.

It’s necessary to admit that there's no universal truth about right and wrong when the subjects of your writings come rightly from your heart.

I Speculate on the origins of the universe .But in reality i believe the true facts are those of simple origins.And the universe is for sure out there.

Don’t assume your partner knows about everything you expect in a relationship. Let them know. A relationship should be based on communication, not on assumptions.

'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected.

No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.

I hope that in my thirties I grow as a writer, push into new territory.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

For the most part I try to just stay focused not on my play but on our team.