“Train, don't strain.”

“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 enjoyment comes the will to win.”

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

“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.”

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

“No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out.”

“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. ”