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.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

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.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

The crickets still sing in October. And lilly, she's trying to bloom. Tho she's resting her head on the shoulder of death, she still shines by the light of the moon.

Be the light.

The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free.

Faith has a role to play in life. It is not related to success. It is the other way round. Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.

I'm not responsible enough to have a dog - or a child.

One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.

Within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.

Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.

I’m a capitalist, not a corporatist. I’m not someone who believes we should be bailing out corporations whether their auto industries, or banks.

I'm all about fashion, cheeseburgers and bright-red lipstick.