John McDonnell Quotations

The first three meets were kind of lonesome. Nobody wanted to stand up and be counted. They were all running and jumping in quicksand, like zombies out there. No fire whatsoever. There are signs now that if we stay healthy, we'll be a pretty good team.

I was proud of the way Adam ran in the mile. I think he could have gotten an even better time if the pace would've been a little faster. He is a guy that has some NCAA experience in the 3,000 and that will help us.

Kenya has a lot of great runners. Being a world-class runner is the thing to do over there. It's like hitting home runs or wanting to be a great baseball player. Being a great distance runner is everybody's dream there.

This is a movement to treating patients, rather than treating the symptoms and coding the system to maximize the reimbursement.

The fans really supported us. If you can't get excited about running in this kind of atmosphere, there is something wrong with you.

Keeping that fire going is like chemistry. As the year goes on and you see your team start to gel, there?s like an air or halo that tells you this team is special. Each year, that feeling keeps you going.

It was good to see Brian get back on the track and run a good race. Whether he gets in or not will depend on what happened around the country this weekend. Even if he doesn't make it, he is primed to help us on the distance medley relay.

The two-mile was stacked with a lot of great runners. It was similar to the 1,000 in that it didn't start on a very good pace either. They went out a little too fast. Mottram is a great runner and Alistair and Daniel were right there in the hunt until the end. Alistair has had a lot of success in Boston and I think they were watching for him tonight.

I'll tell you one thing, I think this was the best NCAA meet as far as the crowd goes. It was packed. I don't think we could get another body in here. I was really happy with the fans. They really supported us. If you can't get excited about running in this kind of atmosphere, then you are in trouble.

What a way to finish the meet on a high note!