Alberto Salazar Professions : Runner Born : August 7, 1958 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Alberto Salazar I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, more often than not they're not in a very professional environment where you've got a high performance director and a coach that are really monitoring your daily activities. Alberto Salazar athlete running thinking Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them. Alberto Salazar events running past Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983, there were 267 U.S. men who broke 2:20 in a marathon, and by 2000 that number was down to 27. Alberto Salazar new-york winning men With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year. Alberto Salazar two long years We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport. Alberto Salazar race lifetime train may The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals. Alberto Salazar medals win changed believe Similar Authors Brendan Foster runner Benita Johnson runner Adrian Peterson runner Desiree Linden runner Hicham El Guerrouj runner Heather Thomson runner All Authors