"My introduction to track racing was through the……" — Roger Bannister
"My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England."
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53 Quotes by Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister has 53 quotes on this site.
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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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The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think…
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I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and…
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If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always…
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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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