“You know, it’s not just some Hollywood production of some guy who’s incredibly talented in high school. He’s the state champion who ran an 8:40 two-mile and then he sets the track on fire. When most people start, we suck—straight out of the gate. It hurts. You want to quit the team. That’s how it started for me….You are going to get sick. Everyone gets sick in running. You are going to get hurt. Almost every single runner has been hurt at some point. That’s going to come. The athletes that succeed are the ones that understand how to deal with that.”

Anthony Famiglietti

http://running.competitor.com/2011/07/interviews/reckless-runner-exclusive-interview-with-anthony-famiglietti_32624