Athlete Quote by Roger Bannister

I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I…

— Roger Bannister

Winning races is very difficult - actually, it's not: you just have to qualify in front, and then it's much easier, from what we've…

— Toto Wolff

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

— Hermann Maier

How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect,…

— John Wooden

When I was a kid, I was a pretty good runner, and there was nothing like winning a race.

— Frank McCourt

I never counted on playing rugby: I was just another fat kid chasing an egg. It has gone pretty well.

— Alun Wyn Jones

I represented my school in 200 and 400 meter race at national level.

— Pooja Batra

I've always been athletic - did the 100 metres and 1500 m at school, cross-country races - and did well in them.

— Jordan Henderson

I want to win wherever I race, the team's invested a lot in me.

— Mark Cavendish

I've been competing since I was five years old.

— Chad Mendes

Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

— Mo Farah

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes