“I won, crossing the finish line with my arms raised. My time was 14:54. I’d broken the world record held by Paula, a competitor whom, two weeks earlier, I hadn’t considered beating... I caught my breath, then a television camera was on me... My mind, though, was on the thrill of having pushed myself to a new level and could immediately see beyond it to the next. This was a positive mind at work, a mind that after six years of being steeped in belief knew that even a world record did not cap my potential, and amidst the celebration, I was already thinking about the next chase.” - Deena Kastor