I want to run every race with a big heart.

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.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

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.

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.

Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this. Really.

Drumming is not worrying about what you can't do. It's about having fun with what you can do.

Forgive me for noting that conservatives seem to believe that the rich will work harder if we give them more, and the poor will work harder if we give them less.

You want to be greedy when others are fearful.

Man arose to high moral vision two thousand years before the Hebrew nation was born.

Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief

I don't believe in taking right decisions.

Even after the mothering dropped because my son grew up, the writing - the muse - was always the third wheel, the lowest on the priority list.

Friendship, obligation and greed are not good enough reasons to write anything.