Eliud Kipchoge

“Vienna is a city where they love sports.”

“I am just going to try to run my personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a personal best.”

“Once in a while you can run very fast, but you cannot always go to the maximum.”

“I want to stay for a long time and leave a mark so the young generation can aspire to be at the top like me. I love the sport, and that's what drives me.”

“Long runs improve your endurance but shorter intervals improve your speed. They are mutually beneficial for a distance runner. If you do 5k runs it will help your marathon.”

“I've always found the secret is to stay fit and treat sport as a profession. I chose sport as a passion.”

“Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions.”

“If you concentrate on the rear mirror, you'll crash and cause an accident.”

“I want to show the world that you can go beyond your thoughts, you can break more than you think you can break.”

“No human is limited.”

“To run a big marathon and win takes five months. When I'm on the starting line, my mind starts reviewing what I have been doing the last five months. I believe in my training, and I treat myself as the best one standing on that line.”

“If you have that belief - pure belief in your heart - that you want to be successful then you can talk to your mind and your mind will control you to be successful.”

“I'm not having any problems with my body so I don't need to supplement. Growing older you don't recover as fast, but all-in-all I'm doing well.”

“I have kept a training diary to record my training plans and my feelings and emotions for a long time.”

“I have only ever done athletics. I was only average at school and I have never done any other sport.”

“Where the marathon starts is after 30 kilometers. That's where you feel pain everywhere in your body. The muscles are really aching, and only the most prepared and well-organized athlete is going to do well after that.”

“I'm confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key... I'm strict about my work goals and training.”

“If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That's the way to go in sports.”

“I want to run with a relaxed mind.”

“In the offseason I allow my body to recover, my mind to recover. I like to be with my family, to read books, and know what is going on in the world, to understand how people think.”