More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race. Ryan Hall More Quotes by Ryan Hall More Quotes From Ryan Hall It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing. Ryan Hall beijingdisappointmentyears I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage. Ryan Hall racingbigsnew-york I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal. Ryan Hall pressureopportunitythinking For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too. Ryan Hall trackworldyears I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against. Ryan Hall racingguystudy I may not drink an electrolyte beverage during the race. If I am running in an hour, I won't need one. But if you're running an hour-and-a-half to two hours or more, maybe you need a little bit of the electrolytes. Ryan Hall racerunningtwo I race kind of sparingly. Ryan Hall kindrace I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon. Ryan Hall returncitiesnew-york The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day. Ryan Hall racemorningwater You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience. Ryan Hall dreamrunningyears I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash. Ryan Hall bagsskillsmind The fact that "Léon: The Professional" doesn't have every award in the world is a sign that it is underrated. I'm not even ashamed to say that I cried during every scene. Ryan Hall awardsfactsworld I really didn't feed off the whole Olympic experience at all, and I regret that from an athletic perspective, and also from a personal experience. I feel like I missed out, so I'm not going to do that this time. Ryan Hall perspectiveexperienceregrettime You're going to have to bring your 'A' game. Ryan Hall goingyourgameyou
