I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

The marathon can humble you.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

I often lose motivation, but it's something I accept as normal.

If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.

Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

Don't feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run.

Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Move by faith and courage

I'm dying from about ninety-nine kinds of shame

Nobody has any security in loving me.

If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and being concerned.

I only weigh 220, so I have to do something to keep from being tossed around by all the guys who weigh 250 and more. I train hard, but I don't try to get too big.

When a fortune comes without calling, it's apt to leave without asking.

In 1920 [H.G. Wells] described human history as becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.

Politics is not only about personal choice. That one also needs to take into consideration what the people want because in the end, they are the ones who decide.

White Castle has a unique position in the Midwest. It is a cult brand that has developed a strong, loyal following.