Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.

Knowledge is the essence of organized information systems. Wisdom is the essence of knowledge and experience.

You know very well what the right choice is, yet you keep making the wrong one.

Don't let the belief that nobody will love you, keep you in a relationship where you aren't getting the love you need.

The richest people are those who have an abundance of what we take with us into the next life.

When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.

We have employments assigned to us for every circumstance in life. When we are alone, we have our thoughts to watch; in the family, our tempers; and in company, our tongues.

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.

Action is the fundamental key to success.

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional.