Best 3 quotes of Derek Clayton on MyQuotes

I don't think you can become an outstanding runner unless you get a certain amount of enjoyment out of the suffering. You have to enjoy absorbing it, controlling it, and - ultimately - overcoming it.

I think there's only one sensible place for a person to be at 5:30 in the morning. That's in bed. And what am I doing? I'm out running. And I completely hate this.

The difference between my world record and many world class runners is mental fortitude. I ran believing in mind over matter.