“What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.” Quote by Emil Zatopek
“If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.” IfsThinkingHumansRunningWorryDogFasterRabbitsDeerMenus 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
“Everyone said, 'Emil, you are a fool!' But when I first won the European Championship, they said: 'Emil, you are a genius!'” FirstsSaidFoolGeniusChampionshipThey Said Author:Emil Zatopek
“It is not necessary to smile and make a wonderful impression on the judges.” WonderfulJudgingImpression Author:Emil Zatopek
“As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.” IdeasMotivationalWinningCareersCircumstancesLuckyGoldAthleteTeenagerNo IdeaMedalAthleticGold Medals Author:Peter Snell
“Running became boring because it's so predictable. I got to a point where I knew what my competition could do.” RunningCompetitionBoringPredictable Author:Peter Snell
“I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted that gold medal too much. If I had trained 15 per cent less, I would have won. I was training like a crazy person. There was a lack of self-confidence and a lack of maturity. An athlete does not only train with his body. He trains with his mind.” IfsMindPersonsDoeSelfBodyWantedToo MuchCrazyTrainingGoldPressureTrainAthleteSelf ConfidenceMaturityCentsMedalGold MedalsCrazy PersonLack Of Self Confidence Author:Hicham El Guerrouj
“Remember these six minutes for the rest of your lives. Listen to the crowd and take it all in. This is the stuff of dreams.” DreamRememberStuffMinutesSixCrowdsRest Of Your Life Author:Steve Redgrave