American - Athlete | October 14, 1982 -
More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.
Ryan Hall
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I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.
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You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.
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It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.
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I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.'
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It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.
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I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.
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I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team.
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I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against.
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I think sometimes you can study guys and build them into giants that they are not.
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You're going to have to bring your 'A' game.
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For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.
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