I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
From Day 1 I wasn't planning to run until I am very old.
I used to say I would never run unless I was being chased by someone with a gun. Now I'm a little obsessed with it!
I have been running since I was 7. I was trying to restructure the way my body was made instead of trying to master the way I ran. I would get so frustrated with my starts in practices that I would just cry. When I ran, I wouldn't even try to get out of the blocks, I would just run.
When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.
In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.
My running was very simple; it was out of myself.
But I knew if I ran I'd never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.
Often I feel like I can run forever. If someone told me I had to run for 10 hours, I probably could.
I never ran with my dad. He was old-school. He had a whole different idea of training. He ran in steel-toed boots! But, of course, he's proud of me and proud of the boxer that I became.
My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.