I realised from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.
My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.
I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he has given me.
As a child, I was rather active for my age. Sensing something special about me, my father told me that I had the vision to accomplish great things in life. He always encouraged me to do what I wanted to do - and this has stood me in good stead.
Over the years my mother's steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures or when I found myself faced with my own medical scare.
Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
Competition got me off the farm and trained me to seek out challenges and to endure setbacks; and in combination with my faith, it sustains me now in my fight with Alzheimer's disease.
God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.
God gave me the strength to see, and breathe, and talk.