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I race kind of sparingly.
I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.
I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.
I am thankful that there are different seasons in life and training. I have learned to embrace each season realizing how important it is to allow the body, mind and spirit to fully cycle through each. My current season of marathon training is my favorite. I love the simple life of training and going after a goal with everything I have.
I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen
I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!
I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team.
I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash.
The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.
For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.
It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.
You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.
The fact that "Léon: The Professional" doesn't have every award in the world is a sign that it is underrated. I'm not even ashamed to say that I cried during every scene.
I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.
I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.
Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.
It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.
I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.
Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.
More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.