“I got out fast. Later, I heard that Lornah Kiplagat from Kenya was in front of me for the first 400 meters. I don’t remember her at all. In fact, I don’t remember any of the competitors. I looked up

“The answer came on the plane ride home. I had gone to the starting line knowing I could run with the best in the world but not believing I could beat them. I had limited myself by setting a goal base

"Heading into the Kinney championships junior year, I wanted to win." - Deena Kastor

"The course was full of sharp turns and hills, like a roller coaster, and I pictured myself as a fast-flying car, zipping around turns, chugging up hills, and barreling down them." - Deena Kastor

"Freedom must be sought out - freedom from saviors, teachers, leaders; freedom from the self-enclosing walls of goo dand bad; freedom from authority and imitation; freedom from self, the cause of conf

"You know what caring is? If you care, when you plant a tree, you care for itl you cherish it; you nourish it... You have to dig deep before you plant, then see the soil is right, then plant, then pro

"You exist only in relationship." - J. Krishnamurti

"As long as success is our goal we cannot be rid of fear, for the desire to succeed inevitably breeds the fear of failure." - J. Krishnamurti

“The only thing more powerful than calling your shot is recalling a shot. What you just did is recall the shot from Wednesday. Always savor your shots, so you can take advantage of this most powerful

"There is only one thing in golf that you control, and that is your thoughts." - David L. Cook