Arthur Lydiard

There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.

— Arthur Lydiard

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…

— Arthur Lydiard

When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow.

— Arthur Lydiard

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

— Arthur Lydiard

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.

— Arthur Lydiard

I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a…

— Arthur Lydiard

My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.

— Arthur Lydiard

I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no…

— Arthur Lydiard

They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell…

— Arthur Lydiard

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to…

— Arthur Lydiard

“Train, don't strain.”

— Arthur Lydiard

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not…

— Arthur Lydiard

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until…

— Arthur Lydiard

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.

— Arthur Lydiard

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.

— Arthur Lydiard

Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly

— Arthur Lydiard

You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development…

— Arthur Lydiard

I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near…

— Arthur Lydiard