Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it, an irksome reminder that men's striving might be in vain.
I trained for less than three-quarters of an hour, maybe five days a week - I didn't have time to do more. But it was all about quality, not quantity… - Roger Bannister
I trained for less than three-quarters of an hour, maybe five days a week - I didn't have time to do more. But it was all about quality, not quantity…
- Roger Bannister
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become… - Roger Bannister
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become…
It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ. - Roger Bannister
It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after… - Roger Bannister
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after…
Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result. - Roger Bannister
Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.
Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances. - Roger Bannister
Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.
Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sp… - Roger Bannister
Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sp…
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. - Roger Bannister
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all disc… - Roger Bannister
To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all disc…
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