My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales, where walking was part of the holiday.

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.

My sister says she never seems to get it together . . . either her rear looks good or her face does.

A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side.

I beg of you, you good people who want to hear stories told: look at this page and recognize the wisdom of my grandmother and of all old story-telling women!

I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship.

It is my private life which no one knows anything about, nor ever will. It needs more than half my time if it is to be a success.

Anxiety is a deep conscious breath away from dissolving.

Don't let anyone make you feel that you don't deserve the good things that happen in your life

As a child I spent a lot of time at the library.