I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.

When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?

I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.

The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans.

Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career.

I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die.

It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better.

Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.

And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.

Acceptance is not passivity. It is a courageous step in the process of transformation.

The true investor... will do better if he forgets about the stock market and pays attention to his dividend returns and to the operation results of his companies.

Because tobacco is responsible for an impressive one-third of cancers, prevention efforts naturally begin with it.

You can live constrained within the confines of a solely material perspective, or choose instead the infinite field of quantum possibility.

Our most important public service will always be the NHS. And I want to say something clear and unambiguous about the future of the health service.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

We realize we can't have everything, and so begins the mad dash to have everything else.

Life has meaning for anyone who takes an interest in it.

The key to being a warrior is not to be afraid of who you are.

It's amazing, especially coming from the small city of Paterson, to have all of those people just being behind you and supporting your career and understanding where you come from.