What I have learned in this sport is that it's very easy to feel very alone. — Mary Cain Alone Copy Share Image
I joined Nike because I wanted to be the best female athlete ever. — Mary Cain Because Copy Share Image
I don't really think of records beforehand. I don't want them to freak me out. — Mary Cain Freak Copy Share Image
If you don't have good running form, there's only so fast you can go. — Mary Cain Fast Copy Share Image
Getting to wear a Team USA uniform is amazing. I really wanted to get a uniform. — Mary Cain Amazing Copy Share Image
And I know I will run for the rest of my life because the actual act and art and feeling of running… — Mary Cain Art Copy Share Image
In track and field, Nike is all-powerful. They control the top coaches, athletes, races, even the governing body. — Mary Cain Body Copy Share Image
I want to stay humble and not sound cocky. But at the same time I don't want to be the little high… — Mary Cain Cocky Copy Share Image
I hope to be out there showing people that you can come back from really tough, awful times. — Mary Cain Back Copy Share Image
I'm an Armory girl. I've been racing here since eighth grade. Our relay won here my freshman year, but winning the Wanamaker… — Mary Cain Eighth grade Copy Share Image
In so many ways, I just love athletics. It would be really hard for me to pivot outside of the sports world. — Mary Cain Athletics Copy Share Image
I was lucky to have friends and family who were always supportive. It didn't matter to them how I raced. — Mary Cain Family Copy Share Image
My competitors won't be thinking, 'Oh, she's only 18, let's go a little slower for her.' — Mary Cain Go Copy Share Image
I absolutely think I have the ability to be a world-class athlete and make a team. But even if I never make… — Mary Cain Another world Copy Share Image
I feel like athletes lean into this indestructible character. But unless you're doing something really shady, no one nails every day of… — Mary Cain Always Copy Share Image
Tracksmith came to the table with an outside-the-box opportunity to join their team as both an athlete and employee, to pursue my… — Mary Cain Career Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, as long as you kind of focus on what you can do and what you can… — Mary Cain Day Copy Share Image
The biggest thing that I've appreciated is that a lot of brands have stepped up and sent me stuff. As a professional… — Mary Cain Cool Copy Share Image
I think for me, I've always come back to the fact that I feel most alive when I'm racing. That sounds very… — Mary Cain Alive Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, it's fun when you get cheers for being a little kid. But if I wanted to be babied,… — Mary Cain Fun Copy Share Image
In terms of just the number of people who run, New York is really unlike any other city. We have such a… — Mary Cain City Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I do think it's important to not get super ahead of myself. — Mary Cain Ahead Copy Share Image
When I kick I tend to be a little bit too tight and all over the place. — Mary Cain Kick Copy Share Image
The best thing about getting hurt is that it makes you appreciate running so much more. — Mary Cain About Copy Share Image
All of my friends and a lot of kids at school know what I do. It's really something that's a big deal… — Mary Cain Big Copy Share Image
Some runners have a constant progression, but mine was very stop and start because of injuries. — Mary Cain Constant Copy Share Image
Latin AP was a struggle. There were a lot of people in class drawing pictures during that, but I took it seriously. — Mary Cain Drawing Copy Share Image
It's good to have somebody who is there to see you day-to-day, even hop into some runs with you. — Mary Cain Even Copy Share Image
That's one reason I think the 1,500 is so exciting. You have to be strong, have to be a distance runner. But… — Mary Cain Be strong Copy Share Image
So in my sophomore year of high school, I ran in Barcelona for the World Junior Championships, and I set the national… — Mary Cain Barcelona Copy Share Image
My goal is to demonstrate that you can have a happy, full life and run at your highest level. — Mary Cain Full life Copy Share Image
It took me so long to accept that a lot of the stuff I went through was really messed up. I did… — Mary Cain Accept Copy Share Image
