Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.

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At the finish line of the 1967 Boston Marathon, one crabby journalist said it was just a one-off deal and women weren't going to run. Only a 20-year-old who had just run a marathon and was shot full of endorphin would say this but I said that there's going to come a day in our lives when women's running is as popular and as men's.

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Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

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Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.

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When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.

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There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout

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A lack of forgiveness is a waste of time and it's very enriching to forgive and move on but those are things that come with time.

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1967 race in Boston changed not just my life, but millions of women's lives. There are also things that, when you get older, resonate more.

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All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.

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I do forgive people when they get it right, even people who in the past I thought were unforgivable.

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