Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you're in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

Alberto Salazar

Categorized in : Way Mean Given

We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

Alberto Salazar

race running sports

I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.

Alberto Salazar

race winning running

Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any other reason to say otherwise.

Alberto Salazar

cocky training careers

I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.

Alberto Salazar

disappointment running school

I like the marathon because it's one race where you can find out who's really the toughest. On the track, sometimes a guy can just pull away, and you want to stay with him but you don't have the leg speed. The marathon is slow enough that anyone can stay with you if he wants, if he has the will. The marathon is ultimately a test of will.

Alberto Salazar

track guy race

If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.

Alberto Salazar

motivational-sports courage running

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

Alberto Salazar

softball doubt running

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they think.

Alberto Salazar

giving-up people thinking

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

Alberto Salazar

race athlete running

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.

Alberto Salazar

athlete journey fun

I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization.

Alberto Salazar

training giving years

I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality conflicts. They could have misunderstandings. Lots of stuff can happen.

Alberto Salazar

athlete personality stuff

You have to change things in order to get to where you want to go. And things might get worse. But if you're not getting where you want to be, already, in a sense, it's as bad as it can get.

Alberto Salazar

want might order

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.

Alberto Salazar

issues running thinking

I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong.

Alberto Salazar

issues believe needs

I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.

Alberto Salazar

four pace running

The marathon is like a bullfight.

Alberto Salazar

marathon running

You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner

Alberto Salazar

runners distance running

I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.

Alberto Salazar

stress wise heart

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