I also held several masters running titles.

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.

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.

Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?

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

Let the night take you. Let the stars evaporate into your dreams. Let sleep be the only comfort for you to believe.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence.

Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?

With each passing minute comes the chance to dream, create and inspire

Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it.

It is not the individual's right to buy that is being protected. Rather, it is the seller's right to manage the individual.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

I am a person who is not mated.

Teaching the child to treat boundaries seriously teaches the child to respect the rights and needs of others. Thinking of another's needs creates empathy.