“I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.”

“Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!”

“I thought doing reality TV would be the greatest success of my life or the biggest mistake.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.”

“The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.”

“I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.”

“I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.”

“When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.”