Jim Duarte Quotes (12 Quotes)

Murphy ran an excellent race also. His effort was overshadowed by Sam, but he ran one of the best times ever here. And Carlos ran really well too.

She has got to be the fastest (female) runner we have ever had (in the High Desert). There may not be another runner of her caliber for another 20 or 30 years.

I was impressed. I didn't think they would run as hard as they did. We had the race well in hand, but there is some racing going on between teammates, which is good. Sam ran hard from the beginning and the other guys were pushing it to keep up with him.

They're running well. Even though they run hard and try their best, they don't kill themselves until the end of the season. You only have so many good races in you.

I've always known that Melvin had the ability and potential. It's just a matter of him working at it.

Genetics is part of it. There's no getting around the fact that he has a lot of natural talent. But he's had the dream for a long time of being really great. There's a lot of kids that don't have that. And he worked hard. He didn't miss a day of running.

This was pretty good for our first home meet. They ran enough to beat the competition. This was kind of like a workout for us.

I'm really impressed by the 1509 at the CIF-Finals. That was an extraordinary time. I think that was the most fun to watch.

He wasn't allowed to go anywhere one day, so he ran circles in an empty lot at his house. He just ran around and around. That's the type of thing that allowed him to be as good as he got.

He paid the price for going all out Wednesday. He was still tired. I think the next time he'll go all out is at CIF or States.

He's the best runner we've had in the last two decades, without a doubt.

A win is a win. I'm proud of our two seniors, Jamie and Brittany. They weren't feeling up to par today, but they gave it a good race.