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title: "1 Smile Time Quotes By Emil Zatopek"
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> [I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/i-was-not-talented-enough-to-run-and-smile-at-the-same-time/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/emil-zatopek-16715_athlete_i-was-not-talented-enough-to-run-and-smi_281167.png)

## More by Emil Zatopek

> [The childhood games ended for me when I was 14 and I finished school. I had to find a job, not an easy thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/the-childhood-games-ended-for-me-when-i-was-14-and-i-finished-school/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/when-i-was-young-i-was-too-slow-i-thought-i-must-learn-to-run-fast-by/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/i-was-not-talented-enough-to-run-and-smile-at-the-same-time/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [I had started as an average athlete - a normal boy. It took me three years to win a race. I was glad that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/i-had-started-as-an-average-athlete-a-normal-boy-it-took-me-three/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/when-a-person-trains-once-nothing-happens-when-a-person-forces/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/i-was-unable-to-walk-for-a-whole-week-after-that-so-much-did-the-race/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [If I run 100 meters 30 times, that is 3 kilometers and no longer a sprint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/if-i-run-100-meters-30-times-that-is-3-kilometers-and-no-longer-a/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/sri-chinmoy-brings-heaven-to-me-he-inspires-everyone-to-be-happy-he/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/you-can-t-climb-up-to-the-second-floor-without-a-ladder-when-you-set/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/it-s-at-the-borders-of-pain-and-suffering-that-the-men-are-separated/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/if-you-want-to-run-run-a-mile-if-you-want-to-experience-a-different/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/we-are-different-in-essence-from-other-men-if-you-want-to-win/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [In my country, I am just a common man... a nobody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/in-my-country-i-am-just-a-common-man-a-nobody/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/when-i-was-young-i-was-too-slow-i-thought-i-must-learn-to-run-fast-by-2/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

> [Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-zatopek/try-for-a-goal-that-s-reasonable-then-gradually-raise-it/)

[Emil Zatopek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-zatopek/)

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