Be Who You Are In Every Situation.

The Basis Of Self-discipline: Don't Allow The Edges To Blur.

The Only Way To Deal With Loss - As A Horribly Unwelcome Guest That You Know Will Show Up Eventually. And So You Deny It And Reject It And Ignore It And Laugh In Its Face. You Toss It Out Into The Street And Push It Away And Fight It Off, And Only It Has Landed Square In Your Lap, Only Then Do You Deal With It.

I Believe That It Is Better To Learn From The Diverse People Around Us Than To Try In Vain To Emulate Them, Better To Be A Teacher Than A Role Model. As Strong As My Legs Are, It Is My Mind That Has Made Me A Champion.

As An Athlete, I'd Average Four Hours A Day. It Doesn't Sound Like A Lot When Some People Say They're Training For 10 Hours, But Theirs Includes Lunch, Massage And Breaks. My Four Hours Was Packed With Work.

Rivalries Don't Necessarily Mean Races Being Close At Major Championships. I Had A Rivalry With Butch Reynolds For Many Years. I Won All The Races, But Butch Was The World Record Holder Before I Came Into The Sport, He Was Extremely Talented And He Was The Only Other Man Running 43 Seconds.