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Why shouldn't I do what I want to do... I'm an American citizen.
There were always a couple of loonies who caused all the trouble.
You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
If you don't think that you're the best, how do you become the best?
With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year.
It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.
My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands.
The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?
I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.
Like physical work, if you don't practice, you shouldn't expect results.
I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.
The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.
I run angry. Football allows me to take out some of my pain on the field.
I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.
We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.
We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
Coos Bay is a sports-minded town. You had to be an athlete to be somebody.
You probably choose x-country because you were too small to play football.
What I like most about track is the feeling I get inside after a good run.
Live life to the fullest. Follow your dreams - don't let anything stop you.
Never take your eyes off the ball - even when it's in the referee's pocket.
Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races?
I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.
If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.
I want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big.
Once you find a warmup routine that works, repeat it as habitually as possible.
Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.
I'm constantly searching for the truth amidst a sea of confusion and uncertainty.
I think sometimes you can study guys and build them into giants that they are not.
When I go out on the field, I just put it in my mind that I'm playing for my family.
Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
Did you ever run behind a slow pack? You get a trailing wind and a lot of body odor.
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
I knew I had to show everybody that I could excel at something. But I didn't know what.
More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.
It's hard to run a mile when you're not a miler and to kick when you've led all the way.
I'm really not vocal and expressive, but I'm starting to get more comfortable to open up.
I train very hard, until I am sick. Sometimes I train like a foolish man who has no mind.
My upbringing gave me a strong will, a mental aggressiveness in what I wanted to achieve.
I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.
The Kenyans haven't done much in the last two games, in fact they haven't competed since 1972