Ryan Hall - Sunday NY Times

 From the Sunday NY Times, Jan. 17

"I've failed over and over and over again throughout my career" he said "I know what its

like to fail on the biggest stage, like the Olympics. It’s a bummer; I don't want to go through that,

but I'm not afraid of it. And if you're not afraid to fail, you're also not afraid to run against the

best guys, and you're not afraid to lose. I have so many failures throughout my career. But I needed

those to have the success."

- Ryan Hall - American Record Holder, Marathon