“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.” IfsInspirationalYearsLongMatterProblemMotivationalRunningSportsTrainingRainTiredSticksAthleteInspirational SportsWill PowerInspirational RunningDistance RunnerDistance RunningGreat RunningRunning TrainingLong Distance Running Author:Emil Zatopek
“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.” MotivationalDifferencesRaceConditionsTrainingAdvantageTrainReliefWorkout Author:Emil Zatopek
“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. People said, 'Emil, you are crazy. You are training like a sprinter.'” PeopleSaidRunningYoungCrazyTrainingRanMeterSprintersRunning Fast Author:Emil Zatopek