Sifan Hassan

"I’m really excited to learn more rather than just focus on who is going to run and are they going to win or not."

"Maybe I’m searching for some very hard or stressful things. I don’t know. Maybe for me to stay in this sport I have to find out what is possible or impossible?"

"Running teaches you patience, and I didn't want to give up. After all, if you don't give up, you just continue."

"I think learning to take something difficult in your stride is something life teaches you."

"So, when I feel like I want to give up or cry, I don’t. And the outcome is much more beautiful."

"I don't challenge myself to be better than the next person, rather better than myself. I think everyone should compete with themselves."

"Challenging yourself is hard work, but it's okay to be scared, have doubts and to be worried. Just don’t run away and quit."

"The real race begins when the pain starts."