What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.
PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense and a defense.
Running gives me confidence.
I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
A race is a work of art.
What I want is to be number one.
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races?
The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn't running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven't forgotten about me.
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run
Nobody likes tainted victories.
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing with people.
