In The Marathon Anything Can Happen.

You Can't Become A Winner Overnight, Or Even In A Couple Of Years-it Takes Time... You Will Lose Races And You Will Have To Accept That, Learn From It And Believe That You'll Win The Next One, Knowing That You'll Probably Lose That As Well. All The Time You Have To Keep Believing That One Day You Will Win.

No One Remembers Who Came Fourth.

I Just Want To Be In The Best Shape I Can Be. Not To Stand On That Start Line And Say: 'oh My God, I Have This Injury And That Injury.' I Just Want To Be Able To Go Out And Race.

I Try Not To Worry About Things That I Can't Control.

I Am Not Driven By Any Bitterness By What Happened In Athens. I Learnt A Lot Of Lessons From It And Probably Came Through It A Stronger Person In The End. There Have Been A Lot Of Near Misses, And That's Taught Me To Keep Persevering And That There Is A Chance It Can Come Right.