Quotes from Eliud Kipchoge

I wake up at 5am, by 6am I'm on the way to training. I come back and relax, have lunch, take a little nap, then train again at 4pm for an evening run. Then relax, dinner and bed at 9pm until the next day.

I enjoy the simplistic training and life in marathon. You run, eat, sleep, walk around - that's how life is. You don't get complicated. The moment you get complicated it distracts your mind.

I'm not having any problems with my body so I don't need to supplement. Growing older you don't recover as fast, but all-in-all I'm doing well.

Mentality is where the success is. I will teach the kids how to think in a positive way.

Once in a while you can run very fast, but you cannot always go to the maximum.

If you train with fast athletes, it keeps you pushing. I know that good preparation is more important than everything else.

My mind is always free. My mind is flexible.

To win is not important. To be successful is not even important. How to plan and prepare is crucial. When you plan very well and prepare very well, then success can come on the way. Then winning can come on your way.

I would say that Breaking2 was my best race because I was running against something no one had done before.

My first race was in October 2001 in Kapsabet, Kenya. It was a 10km road race. I was excited and I was happy to know I am good in running.

Others will absolutely be able to break 2:00, too, as long as they believe in themselves.

If you have that belief - pure belief in your heart - that you want to be successful then you can talk to your mind and your mind will control you to be successful.

I want to show the world that you can go beyond your thoughts, you can break more than you think you can break.

After the first attempt of the Nike Breaking2 project Eluid Kipchoge ran the fastest marathon in history 2:00:25. After he finished he said this. The world now is only 25 seconds away - Eluid Kipchoge

Marathon is life. And life is where you progress.

No human is limited.

Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions."

Passion is a choice. You need to choose to be great. It's not a chance, it's a choice.

You cannot train alone and expect to run a fast time. There is a formula: 100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the whole team. And that's teamwork. That's what I value.

One of my first races came over 10km in 2002. I won that race and it felt great. I would say that is when I first fell in love with running.

I'm confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key... I'm strict about my work goals and training.

Thinking positively and confidently changed my life. If you stay consistent and work hard, you can be successful for a long time.

I always tell people that this is a really simple deal: Work hard. If you work hard, follow what's required and set your priorities right, then you can really perform without taking shortcuts. If you're taking shortcuts, you can't be free.

If you concentrate on the rear mirror, you'll crash and cause an accident.