“You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.”

I am not somebody who just likes to run. I am a runner.

This is the difference between a pastime and a passion. I like to play golf, but I am not a golfer. I like to cook, but I am not a chef. I don’t just like to run. I am a runner. It is a passion

For something to hurt that bad, and feel so good, it’s just inexplicable.

It is part of who I am and is woven into the fabric of my personality, character, and psyche.

I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent.

Let’s get down and dirty. Let’s fight it out. It’s raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There’s no better feeling than that.

I’m selling more records on my own than I did on major labels.

I really like working by myself without any distractions, learning from my own mistakes.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.

The courage to decide that I have a voice and need to do what I love. To believe that this opportunity is not wasted on me. To own the fact that I am worthy.

I’m the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.

It’s easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.

The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.

To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.