"It is a paradox to say the human……" — Roger Bannister
"It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which men can run. I feel this may be around 3:30 for the mile. However, another paradox remains - if an athlete manages to run 3:30, another runner could be found to marginally improve on that time."
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53 Quotes by Roger Bannister
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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
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Athletics is a luxury.
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I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.
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I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect…
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It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part…
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Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I…
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The human spirit is indomitable. No one can ever say you must not run faster than this or jump higher…
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The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a…
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Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.
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