“I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.”

“I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.”

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”

“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.”

“Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.”

“My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.”

“Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.”