I don't think I would have been such a good runner if I hadn't enjoyed it.

The worst injury I ever had was a stress fracture from running.

There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe in staying motivated and keeping as fit as you can.

I am living in Norway, where I am under the care of the best cancer doctor in Norway and I can be closer to my family.

I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.

Sustained motivation is essential to achieving your potential.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

My basic philosophy can be summed up by an expression we use in Norwegian: hurry slowly. Get there, but be patient.

Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success.

In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.

Odd, isn’t it? You know when your birthday is, but not your death day, even though you pass the date year after year, never suspecting that some day…

Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

- Why you?- (...) I’m the best.- Modest of you.- I am the best. Modesty has nothing to say about it.

I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

If, of all words of tongue and pen, The saddest are, It might have been,' More sad are these we daily see: 'It is, but hadn't ought to be!'

A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough.

If there is one thing to get excited about, it's your ability to turn the negative into success.

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