Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio...

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.

Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.

Often, it takes more guts than skill to open doors. Once the doors get opened, then it's up to you.

During our darkest moments on the edges of time we mostly deny compassion and hope for those who will shape our shadows into light!

Achilles absent was Achilles still.

Courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.

The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites.

What I love about the currawongs is the way in which they appear from nowhere and, for a brief period, rule the garden's soundscape, only to disappear as quickly as they arrived.

Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.