"One day the factory sports coach, who was……" — Emil Zatopek

One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at… - Emil Zatopek

"One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including me, and ordered us to run in a race. I protested that I was weak and not fit to run, but the coach sent me for a physical examination and the doctor said that I was perfectly well. So I had to run, and when I got started I felt I wanted to win. But I only came in second. That was the way it started."

— Emil Zatopek

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