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> [Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude-they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit, as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/poetry-music-forests-oceans-solitude-they-were-what-developed-2/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

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## More by Herb Elliott

> [I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a race it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/i-have-never-been-a-killer-i-m-not-an-aggressive-personality-and-if-i/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/the-important-thing-is-the-attitude-of-the-athlete-the-desire-to-get/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [I had a dual goal in my running that was to win and to achieve excellence, so I was never happy with a slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/i-had-a-dual-goal-in-my-running-that-was-to-win-and-to-achieve/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/it-is-the-inspiration-of-the-olympic-games-that-drives-people-not/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/the-greatest-stimulator-of-my-running-career-was-fear/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [I hadn't a clue who I was racing against. All I knew was how I was going to race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/i-hadn-t-a-clue-who-i-was-racing-against-all-i-knew-was-how-i-was/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/training-was-a-time-where-resolutions-made-in-the-enthusiasm-of-an/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/the-single-biggest-change-in-middle-distance-running-from-the-1500/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude-they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit, as much or more than physical conditioning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/poetry-music-forests-oceans-solitude-they-were-what-developed-2/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [“The only tatics I admire are do-or-die”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/the-only-tatics-i-admire-are-do-or-die/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

> [The only tactics I admire are do-or-die](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-elliott/the-only-tactics-i-admire-are-do-or-die/)

[Herb Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-elliott/)

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