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Quote by Roger Bannister

“The mile has all the elements of a drama.”

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Roger Bannister, born on March 23, 1929, in the United Kingdom, was a renowned long-distance runner. He broke the world record for running one mile in under four minutes on May 6, 1954, a milestone in the history of athletics. more

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“Worry about him? I never even heard of him.”

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“After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again.”

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“It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some people to run the real distance and that was frustrating. So I took the pace around the second lap, which in some ways is suicidal...but I wanted the pace to be honest.”

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“I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it to be a race.”

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