A wise man said: before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself, "Is it true?" At the second gate, ask "Is it necessary?" At the third gate, ask, "Is it kind?"
The art of competing, I’d learned from track, was the art of forgetting, and I now reminded myself of that fact. You must forget your limits. You must forget your doubts, your pain, your past.