Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?
My running was very simple; it was out of myself.
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter either. Then willpower will be no problem.
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
A runner must run with dreams in his heart.
There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.
Passion is the rocket fuel that helps you perform at your best. It helps you get through bad days, injustices, hardships and disappointments. It is hard to perform at a high level for a sustained period of time without passion for what you're doing.
You have to look in the mirror and see yourself. If it feels good, then I know it's for me. I don't dress to be stared at, I dress for myself.
I do sense that the financial system is under the gun. In order to keep our system and economies moving globally, there's the need to extend new money.
In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.