My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.

I'm always nervous. If I wasn't nervous, it would be weird. I get the same feeling at all the big races. It's part of the routine, and I accept it. It means I'm there and I'm ready.

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.

I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.

I try to think about my goals. I think about my competitors-I know they're working hard, and if they are, I have to work hard too. I have to be one step ahead of them.

Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.

Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.

My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.

Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.

I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.

If you understand the value of time, you will convert it into products.

At its best, this is my calling. At its worst, it is a mad compulsion that I just can’t shake.

The teachers don't know anything. What are the kids going to learn with a horrible education system?

Either I did away with that fear through writing, or in the course of writing, I discovered it was no longer so intrusive or threating. The bottom line is, it's gone.

Music informs my work so intensely. The better actor I become, the better pianist I become, and vice versa.

An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent over time.

Let's not get naughty. How about homicidal instead?

True victory is victory over oneself.

Children are often the silent victims of drug abuse.

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