Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success.

The worst injury I ever had was a stress fracture from running.

There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe in staying motivated and keeping as fit as you can.

I am living in Norway, where I am under the care of the best cancer doctor in Norway and I can be closer to my family.

I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.

Sustained motivation is essential to achieving your potential.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

My basic philosophy can be summed up by an expression we use in Norwegian: hurry slowly. Get there, but be patient.

In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.

Contrary to a common myth, while there are general guidelines, there is no exact 'right' way to run ... I am amazed by the many ways people move forward.

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own position.

I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many people involved.

Emmeline didn't call me anything. She didn't need, for I was always there. You only need names for the absent.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

In the spring of her twenty-second year, Sumire fell in love for the first time in her life.

I grew up in a family where our mother made our clothing. We didn't have a lot of money, so we learned how to scrimp, and we learned how to invent and to create. And those are learned skills.

I find the more you analyze, the less you really know.

You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.

Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.