26 Quotes by Paul Tergat

This is one of the closest races, and most difficult races, I've even ran.

A marathon runner can run two races in a year and four over two years.

This is the most frustrated I have been in my career.

I trained really well all day, felt fine when I trained in the evening and went to sleep. In the morning I woke up with a lot of pain. I tried to train but I couldn't walk afterwards. I flew to Italy to get some treatment and therapy but it didn't work.

It was my dream to race against him again. But to start the race and be forced to stop wouldn't make sense. We are human and this is the human body. I have to accept it.

It was my dream to race against Haile again. But to have started the race and then be forced to stop would not have made sense.

The last thing I was expecting was a sprint at the finish. In the last 200m I had to give all I had. It was very hard.

I love it when the field is very strong. That is when I have always done my best.

I had to give all that I had at the end. It was very hard.