I am Nurmi! I am Nurmi!
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.
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You can't climb to the second floor without a ladder. Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.
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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
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If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience another life, run a marathon.
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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
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A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
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If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.
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I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time.
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When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow.
We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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Essentially, we distinguish ourselves from the rest. If you want to win something, run the 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
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Men, today we die a little.
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There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.
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