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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

To be labelled a cheat - it's not fair. If I'm a cheat, then prove I'm a cheat or just leave me alone and let me do what I do best.

When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors were cheaters.

If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me.

I have never cheated anybody out of a victory, I have worked hard for every single race that I have won.

I'm a four-time national champion and a two-time Olympian, and no one can take that away from me. So whatever people have to say about me, that's their own problem because I'm freaking proud of what I've done, and I'm not going to apologize for any of it.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and training hard, they'll see a true reflection of where they stand and what they can achieve worldwide and not be swayed by people who are cheating.

You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.

I have a lot of disrespect for people who cheat. I feel like if you're in a position in a relationship where you want to see other people, and the opportunity to cheat comes up, don't.