Athlete Quote by Emil Zatopek Download Open image “I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time” — Emil Zatopek ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Enough Inspirational Olympics Running
I just wanted to quit running. My coach, Tracy Walters, took me aside and told me that I had an opportunity few people ever… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
I ran. A grown man running with a swarm of screaming children. But i didn't care. I ran with the wind blowing in my… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
People needed to see and recognize my talent, but I did not get an opportunity for that. — Shamita Shetty Copy Share Image
I wasn't good enough. I had a little talent but not enough. There is nothing more discouraging than having just a little talent. — Rosamunde Pilcher Copy Share Image
I don't think I was ever talented - like 'special' - I just worked harder than everyone else. — Ben White Copy Share Image
My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance. — Earl Campbell Copy Share Image
It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
The childhood games ended for me when I was 14 and I finished school. I had to find a job, not an easy thing… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
If I run 100 meters 30 times, that is 3 kilometers and no longer a sprint. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
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… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run… — Harbhajan Singh Copy Share Image
I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a sport centered… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
