45 Quotes by Alberto Salazar

If you want to achieve a high goal, you’re going to have to take some chances.

I’m doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven’t shown any additional clogging.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we’re all cowards.

I didn’t give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn’t understand the power of periodization.

You learn to run like a sprinter, you’ll be a great distance runner.

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can’t fathom how they think.

I can’t tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality conflicts. They could have misunderstandings. Lots of stuff can happen.

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it’s solely for our own good, then it doesn’t mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you’re in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

I’ve never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I’ve had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.