"Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become tarnished. Trophies gather dust. Friendships last forever."

"To a sprinter, the finish line is a beginning."

"The only way to be a winner is to never give up."

"I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics was to do your best."

"I ran so fast, I could outrun my own shadow."