Eliud Kipchoge Quotes

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

Nike came to me and said, 'We're interested in the decathlon and interested in seeing if we can help you get as close to 10,000 points as we can.'

I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.

Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice.

Since a very young age, I've dreamt of being a professional soccer player, and from a psychological and mental aspect, I've tried to prepare myself to be a good player.

I have progressed well since switching my training to Loughborough, and I feel I still have another 30% of progress left in me before my peak.

I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that. Anything over that is just an old guy with a hard head who isn't going to stop until he's done.

I can train harder and put myself through more punishing efforts now than I used to do, having done the Tour de France, and come off the road now.

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what I think about.

My players need to have the feeling that they've pushed themselves to their limits.

I just want to go out there and play to my full potential, and play a healthy season, know what I'm saying?

As fighters we want to do the best we can, so we visualize what we want to happen.

Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.

The mind is the most important part of achieving any fitness goal. Mental change always comes before physical change.

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in.

I'm looking to get in the best shape possible for London and not worrying about rivals.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

I've probably given myself enough time to prepare for this meet and we're all different athletes so I can't take their results as what's going to be inevitable for me.

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.

I'm slightly influenced by sport in that I like the idea of trying, like an athlete, to keep absolutely ready. That's an emotional thing, almost. I don't mean physically, although I play tennis. But you try to keep yourself ready.

Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.