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- Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track…
- I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until…
- I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to school by car…
- Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so…
- My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school…
- Many of Life's barriers and obstacles come from within. Success is a choice to chosen wisely, because the choice you make today will determine your…
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