Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Spencer's running across field calling out, 'come inside me, come inside me.'

Spencer's running across field calling out, 'come inside me, come inside me.'

They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free.
(explaining his contractual obligations)

They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free.
(explaining his contractual obligations)

Boxing has become America's tragic theater.

Boxing has become America's tragic theater.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for read more

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

I lost it in the sun!
(after fumbling a grounder.)

I lost it in the sun!
(after fumbling a grounder.)

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know read more

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!