The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.

The only tactics I admire are do-or-die

Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a race it was fear. The greatest stimulator of my running was fear.

The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.

I hadn't a clue who I was racing against. All I knew was how I was going to race.

Medicine is the study of disease and what causes man to die. Chiropractic is the study of health and what causes man to live.

Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.

Hard work is greater than lazy talent.

The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.

If I could spend more months out of the year employed than unemployed, that would be nice.

When curiosity turns to serious matters, it's called research.

Hey, a disclaimer about me: I’m rude.

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

Every day on set, there was something to watch and learn.

In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.