“I couldn't touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.” BreakMinutesLegsMilesToes Author:Roger Bannister
“The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized.” WorldWholeThreeSportsBreakRecordsEventsUniversityAthleteOrganizedAssociationAthleticWorld Records Author:Roger Bannister
“When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing was for me to become a doctor - a career which had not been possible in her generation and in her society. Sport was something to be set aside.” WorldWellsImportantUsedMotherSportsKnownCareersBreakRecordsGenerationsDoctorsImportant ThingsAthleteWell KnownWorld Records Author:Roger Bannister
“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.” MenHumansMightRunningSpiritChallengesBreakMinutesStriveAthleteMilesVainBarriersHuman SpiritRemindersInspirational RunningEverest Author:Roger Bannister
