Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

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 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.

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.

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.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

I'll Die For Your Sins If You Live For mine.

The way of war was the invention of heavenly beings.

In general, it should be noted, biblical law is evolutionary, not revolutionary...

To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something to secure it in this world we must do something.

For me, Chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime.

I listen to Radio 4 all the time. I didn't go to university, so that's my further education.

If I had been trying to take the job away from him in a sneaky, underhand manner, then I deserved all I got. But it was the other way around. I was trying to get him the job.

Diversity of opinion within the framework of loyalty to our free society is not only basic to a university but to the entire nation.

There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.