Champions Are Everywhere, You Just Have To

Athletes Need To Enjoy Their Training. They Don't Enjoy Going Down To The Track With A Coach Making Them Do Repetitions Until They're Exhausted. From Enjoyment Comes The Will To Win.

They Have A Word In Finnish Called Sisu, Which Basically Means Guts. It’s The Strongest Word In The Finnish Language. You Tell A Finn He Doesn’t Have Sisu, That’s Like Spitting In His Face.

It's Just A Matter Of Understanding What's Necessary And Discipline Yourself To Do It.

I Have A Saying 'train, Don't Strain.' The Americans Have The Saying 'no Pain, No Gain' And That's Why They Have No Distance Running Champions. They Get Down To The Track With A Stopwatch And Flog Their Guts Out Thinking That It'll Make Them A Champion, But They'll Never Make A Champion That Way.

Encourage Kids To Enjoy Running And Play In Athletics. Don't Force Them To Run Too Much Competition.