Work

I don't like boxing. I couldn't bring myself to watch myself box. It is not a sport I love. Boxing is a job for me.

You have to develop a certain personality to be an athlete. I am very disciplined.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

You have to do different things if you want to be a successful athlete.

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.

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

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.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

Dream big and work hard to make it a reality.

Success requires hard work and dedication.

Success is not an accident. It is the result of hard work, dedication, and learning from failure.

I never realized that you could be in track and not enjoy it. It's like an artist being in love with painting but not enjoying the practice of painting.

When I was playing, I could play ball all day, hit the gym at night, and go out at night. But moving around wears you out.

The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.