“It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile.” PeopleMinutesBrokenMilesEverestMount EverestClimbing Mount Everest Author:Roger Bannister
“I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days.” PeopleWantKindLittlesSportsRaceFailingAthleteRunnersDisappoint Author:Roger Bannister
“I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, which is a pain to a lot of people, was always a pleasure to me because it was so easy.” PeopleChildrenRunningPainRomanceEnergyEasySportsPleasureWalkingAthleteBundles Author:Roger Bannister
“My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.” PeopleYearsLastsSportsCenturyMy FamilyAthleteVillageStabilitySmall Villages Author:Roger Bannister
“Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town.” PeopleTwoHomeNightHouseSportsSafeSittingTownsAthleteRealizationRoofSmall TownStairsBasements Author:Roger Bannister
