Success

I wasn't planning on beating anybody. I was just planning on running the best I could.

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

I went into the race feeling dead, but I came out feeling alive. It's such a great feeling of accomplishment.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That makes you a winner right there.

Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

It's all about the journey, not the outcome.

When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.

There's no point in just retreating in English races. You've got to take the race to the other runners.

You need a lot of different kinds of mental and physical qualities to succeed in the sport.

I don't think I ever lost a marathon. I just ran out of time.

When you're positive, you’re always in a better position than when you allow negativity to envelop you.

As sportsmen, we are very privileged. We are well off.

I always believed I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

Hard training, easy combat; easy training, hard combat.

You always have to believe in yourself and not let anyone discourage you.

Records exist to be broken. It's just me and the bar.

I train to become better than the current Yelena Isinbayeva.

You must train harder than I do, run faster, do more from yourself than I do, and then you will defeat me.