Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach..

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From….

You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development and good e….

They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn he doesn’t have….

They're very tenacious. They're dedicated. Once a woman decides she's going to do something, she'll probably stick to it. The only problem with wome….

I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, su….

There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly..

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed..

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athlet….

I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running champions. They ….

When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow..

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved..

I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a year. I get more gratifica….

My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain..

Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly.

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it..

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition..