A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.

Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge.

Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes.

I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. Ill take an angry moose any day.

Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

Grizzly bears eat people without the benefit of music.

We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity.

There's no such thing as a bad carbohydrate.

Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

I don't believe anyone who says love, love, love. It means self, self, self.

I love and the world is mine!

I acted before I sang. And I did The Cosby Show, and things like that. But the music kind of came first. And it was a part of my essence. So I knew that I would evolve into this world.

Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.

My feelings were hurt. Once I started I couldn't seem to let it go. Be strange if the person who matters most in the whole world couldn't hurt your feelings, wouldn't it?

There are three proven rules for good teeth: brush after every meal; see your dentist twice a year; and mind your own business.

I don't want to pitch forever.

I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and come up with big hits.

Most dramatically, and perhaps least noticed, is the violence inside Saudi Arabia itself.

I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and am always aware that I'll be identified as a Bee Gee.