"If a man coaches himself, then he has……" — Roger Bannister

"If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten."

— Roger Bannister

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53 Quotes by Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister has 53 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think…
I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and…
If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always…
Athletics is a luxury.
I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect…
It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part…
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I…
The human spirit is indomitable. No one can ever say you must not run faster than this or jump higher…
The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a…
Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

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There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who've had their… — Kevyn Aucoin
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think… — Roger Bannister
I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I… — Drew Barrymore
You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you. — Yogi Berra
One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. — John Burroughs
One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off… — Samuel Butler
If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. — George Carlin
I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried… — Stokely Carmichael
I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women… — Noam Chomsky
Rest in natural great peace, this exhausted mind, beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought, like the relentless fury of… — Unknown Author
They have to convert our agenda into something aggressive. Two guys wanting to be happy together are invading their marriages.… — Barney Frank
You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.… — Bruce Lee

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