Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

- Paavo Nurmi

All that I am is because of my mind.

- Paavo Nurmi

I ran for myself, not Finland.

- Paavo Nurmi

The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.

- Paavo Nurmi

If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It is senseless to explai…

- Paavo Nurmi