Care Quote by Cathy Freeman

I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little…

— Roger Bannister

I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might…

— Roger Bannister

I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the…

— Edwin Moses

I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow.…

— Alain Prost

I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the…

— Dick Beardsley

I had started as an average athlete - a normal boy. It took me three years to win a race. I was glad that…

— Emil Zatopek

Going into that race I was going for the world record, just quietly, but I wasn't feeling at my best all week so it…

— Leisel Jones

It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted…

— Marla Runyan

After college I picked my races to be one race every two weeks. That gave me time to recover. I raced just as fast…

— Gerry Lindgren

I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted…

— Marla Runyan

I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.

— Usain Bolt

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

— Bonnie Blair