I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, supplementary to this, running as many easy miles as I could — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
They're very tenacious. They're dedicated. Once a woman decides she's going to do something, she'll probably stick to it. The only problem with women… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a year. I… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted.… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach. — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share
