Rather than force young girls to fend for themselves, we have to protect them. — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
To be completely consumed by track, that might be a little bit out of my comfort zone. I kind of like having… — Mary Cain Comfort Copy Share Image
Now that I'm officially signed with Nike to get to race with the Oregon Project, it's definitely a dream come true. — Mary Cain 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 Copy Share Image
Nobody goes into a sport saying, I want to be the fourth-best person. We all want to be No. 1. — Mary Cain 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
There's always people that you can turn to and it's just about finding the right support system. — Mary Cain 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
My attitude is, especially in New York, we have some pretty brutal summers in terms of humidity. So for me, if you… — Mary Cain Attitude Copy Share Image
I definitely look to people like Usain Bolt and Sanya Richards and especially Allyson Felix, being an American athlete who went pro… — Mary Cain 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
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
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
I like that kind of weather. Constant drizzle. At the Olympic trials in 2012, my mom was, like, 'It's pouring rain out… — Mary Cain 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 Copy Share Image
As long as I really stay on top of my school work, which I'm for the most part able to do, it's… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I hope to be out there showing people that you can come back from really tough, awful times. — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
It's nice in that I have my track life and I have my school life, and so far I've been balancing them… — Mary Cain 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
For many years, the only thing I wanted in the world was the approval of Alberto Salazar. I still loved him. Alberto… — Mary Cain Father Copy Share Image
One of the things Coach Salazar always tells me is you're in just as good shape as anyone else and as long… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I love the sport of track and field. If I can be the person to make it a big thing in this… — Mary Cain Amazing Copy Share Image
I think you have to be a leader to be a coach. I think you have to be somebody who is willing… — Mary Cain Coach Copy Share Image
The emotional weight being lifted just let me run free and commit to it. I have almost been able to refind a… — Mary Cain Being Copy Share Image
I'm definitely somebody who wants a college degree. My attitude is, if I'm going to do it I'm going to go full… — Mary Cain Attitude Copy Share Image
I'll do my core, I'll do my strength training, I'll do my occasional cross training if I need it. — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
Going pro out of high school maybe won't work for everybody, but I know that wherever my career goes I'm happy with… — Mary Cain Career Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I decided to go pro because that is what makes the most amount of sense for me. — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I have decided, and am truly excited to announce, that I will be turning pro. I believe that, in the long run,… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I tied so much of my self-worth - and trust me, if you're a runner, you understand this - to my performance. — Mary Cain 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
I often kind of forget about my running. It's not until I'm really at these competitions and at these meets that I… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I was only looking at a few schools and narrowed it down to the University of Oregon. Having a great choice made… — Mary Cain Choice 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 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 Copy Share Image
When I was out in Portland there was a lot of really great things about it. But being home, I'm a New… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
