Alberto Salazar Quotes

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• There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they…
• I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.
• Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and…
• Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others…
• You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner
• I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could…
• I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization.
• I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.
• I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to…
• I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and…
• I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's…
• I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.
• I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues.…
• I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some…
• Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for…
• Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983,…
• With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year.
• An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult…
• You have to change things in order to get to where you want to go. And things might get worse. But if you're not getting…
• I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

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