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.

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 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.

It takes faith and the courage to risk failure in order to realize one's destiny. Having had my share of failures throughout my career I know that it is well worth the risk.

Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants.

Poetry is the beauty of life.

My drummer is my favorite drummer in the world, and he also happens to be the funniest person you'll meet.

Almost all doctrinal error is really truth perverted. Truth wrongly divided. Truth disproportionately held and taught.

I didn’t break his jaw, but if he lays a hand on you, it will be the first of many things to break,” Patch said.

Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you

The first thing I notice about a man are his shoes. Then I look at his watch.

Life is much more complex than the black-and-white sound bites that you get on television. There are nuances and shades of gray.

The government invented the Internet.

When you cast away all your greed and fixation in adversity, you can find unexpected strength.