Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.

I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense and a defense.

What I want is to be number one.

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.

I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing with people.