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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Confirmation bias is the most effective way to go on living a lie.

Most of you Mistborn are probably too proud to crawl. I'm surprised you were willing to do so your

But Nightshirts aren't dangerous," Pippi assured her. "They don't bite anybody except in self defense.

I went from my mother to my wife. And to this day, I can't bear to be alone.

The important part of Marxism was its demand for active, constant, practical, class-war

What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable sense of escape from the United States.

I wish you could be kissed, Jane,' he said. 'Because I would beg just one off you. Under all this.' He flailed an arm toward the stars.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.