My upbringing gave me a strong will, a mental aggressiveness in what I wanted to achieve.

- Paul Tergat

I thought the race could be won in the last kilometers in the park. Every hill I ran in training I ran to gain an extra step in the park.

- Paul Tergat

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

- Paul Tergat

It's probably the toughest distance race in the world to win. World class runners from 1500m to the marathon contest it and instead of just three run…

- Paul Tergat