You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.

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.

One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1, 000 years. To read is to voyage through time.

INFINITY is an illusion, we are just too lazy to count...

He's so dumb he couldn't find his way out of a birth canal.

I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around.

The price of loyalty is incompetence.

If we were humble, nothing would change us-neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone would praise us, we also would not feel proud.

You've got to take the sour with the bitter.

I have an only child. She's so independent and good with adults.

If we face the fact, for it is a fact, that there is no arm to cling to, but that we go alone and that our relation is to the world of reality and not only to the world of men and women.

Start your child's day with love and encouragement and end the day the same way.