Bernard Lagat Quotations

When it comes down to it, I wanted to win wearing this (USA) uniform. I was going to run to my best so that we could win. It wasn't like running against the Kenyans. Today, it would have been nice to beat my old countrymen. At some point, I felt that I let my teammates down.

You benefit from getting in enough volume at the beginning of your training.

You seek help from the elders. A society with elders is healthy. It's not always that way in the West.

No matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents.

When you are no longer a boy, you have to be tough.

Obviously, I'm suffering from lack of sleep, but it truly is a blessing to be a mother.

The key to getting the record is running fast because someone else did not take it too crazy at the beginning, so it leaves me with a lot of energy to close.

Personally, I respect him. He is a world-class athlete. The man is a 10,000-meter runner, but he's going to challenge us. He can do anything. We've seen his speed.

I feel like I'm a part of history when I run the Wanamaker Mile. The environment in the Garden really favors runners, especially in the mile.

I'm ready to come back fresh and run with my guys again.

I believe I would have been in better shape than last year if my wife didn't have difficulties. It's not easy when it's your first competition and you're going to run 1:53 for the first 800. I kept on pushing until the end.