Katie Ledecky Quotes

Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.

A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running fast times, I haven't quite done that.

It's not how you come out of the starting blocks.

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

If you go too soon, you can come unstuck with 50m left when the guys are going past you.

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.

When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.

So when you put the kick in and the other runners go past you, it's game over!

I've got all the attributes. I've got the sharpness. I've got everything you need to be a top fighter.

I can do a lot of things that other fighters can't.

Me, if I'm in a long-distance race, I have speed. In the sprint, I don't have so much speed.

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

The run's the business end of a triathlon: it's where you win or lose the race. I like to get out very hard, make other people hurt sometimes, and other times leave it to the last kilometre and really win the race there.

They say that pace is the first thing to go, but my game was never based on pace. It was about strength and power and withstanding challenges and getting in the right position.

You don't just have to be skilled and talented at tennis, but you have to be so physically strong.

Obviously I'm fast, and I'm going to have to utilize that speed, but I'm also going to have to be smart. I'm also strong, and I have a punch, so I'm going to have to use all my qualities to be able to fight against Angulo, and I just feel whoever's the best prepared that night is going to win.

When I was competing, I would run daily 20 kilometers, and in addition to that, I'd put in many hours of fighting and sparring. That's why I was always able to keep the speed in the ring. I would train so hard that sometimes it was not only hard to stand up, but it would also be hard to lay down.

I think I could make a 1,000 mile race. But I would definitely have to take pre-race precautions to make sure I could make it that far.

I don't need to practise. The only thing I need to do is build up my match fitness.

In Formula 1, you need a great level of endurance because the races are long, so you need a pretty good base endurance.

The only thing I'm good at is boxing.

Every race is different. If you come down the home straight neck and neck, the crowd cheering for you can decide the race.