rungentschrun:

I train harder because they told me it can’t be done. In their eyes: I don’t have the knee lift and leg power, I started too late, I am too far behind, my body has physical limits, my speed can’t be augmented, I too am lazy, I don’t have enough fast twitch fibers, I don’t run enough mileage, I…

Here it is, I couldn’t have said it better

Joe Gentsch: Road to the Olympics: Why?