Alberto Salazar

“You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.”

“I've always felt that the marathon is a ridiculously easy event.”

“Pain is a great motivator.”

“At the start of the race, there's a lot of nonsense and craziness, but then it settles down. It's a long race.”

“I was willing to do whatever it took to win.”

“You don't run against a bloody stopwatch, you run against the opposition!”

“Mental toughness is everything.”

“I had a lot of self-confidence.”

“There's a point where you're not going to get any faster. You've reached your genetic potential.”

“I'm not a doper. I've never doped.”

“I would tell myself, 'You've got to be willing to die to win this race'.”

“I wanted to be a great athlete. I wanted to be a great runner.”