No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out.

They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn he doesn’t have sisu, that’s like spitting in his face.

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.

There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.

You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development and good exercise evaluation.

When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow.

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.

Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly

My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.

If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.

I try not to remember them but very often memories force themselves on my consciousness

You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet.

I would love to not date someone in the same industry as me. Otherwise it becomes what it means to everyone else.

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

I can say with pride that I have spent days and nights not reading anything, and that with unflagging energy I use every moment toacquire gradually an encyclopedic lack of education.

As a movie-goer, I really like to watch all different kinds of movies and, as an actor, I always feel like I could do pretty much anything but a musical.

I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur.

The power of habit is very strong.

If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other.