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> [Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/coming-from-a-farming-background-i-saw-nothing-out-of-the-ordinary-in/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

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> [She hasn't run faster than herself before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/she-hasn-t-run-faster-than-herself-before/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

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## More by Zola Budd

> [There were always a couple of loonies who caused all the trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/there-were-always-a-couple-of-loonies-who-caused-all-the-trouble/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/tea-shops-were-to-become-my-favourite-haunts-in-england/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-can-drink-tea-until-the-cows-come-home-and-i-love-the-atmosphere-in/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I will never regret not denouncing apartheid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-will-never-regret-not-denouncing-apartheid/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I found them uncomfortable and after that I decided to continue running barefoot because I found it more comfortable. I felt more in touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-found-them-uncomfortable-and-after-that-i-decided-to-continue/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-have-strong-views-about-south-african-politics-and-i-still-don-t/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/coming-from-a-farming-background-i-saw-nothing-out-of-the-ordinary-in/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [She hasn't run faster than herself before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/she-hasn-t-run-faster-than-herself-before/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I no longer run barefoot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-no-longer-run-barefoot/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [I think it's one of the most natural things for any human to do is to be able to run because it's that flight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/i-think-it-s-one-of-the-most-natural-things-for-any-human-to-do-is-to/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/looking-back-it-s-hard-to-understand-what-all-the-fuss-was-about-as/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

> [When you sit in America you miss the open plains and you miss the sound of rain and the smell of rain and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zola-budd/when-you-sit-in-america-you-miss-the-open-plains-and-you-miss-the/)

[Zola Budd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zola-budd/)

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