The idea that the harder you work, the better you're going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.

The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

Everything you need is already inside.

If you have a body, you are an athlete!

The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn't make the athlete.

Don't give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.

To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?.... The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.

If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you're a winner.

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy

Do not underrate others, do not underrate yourself, and do not underrate anything! Do not overrate others, do not overrate yourself, and do not overrate anything!

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.

Why is it that we are born remembering, and live forgetting?

All progress comes from the creative minority.

How many people ask you to come share their life?

Everything can be made fun of. The most serious things are ripe for making fun of them.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on.

Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.