Home / Quotes / Quote by Emil Zatopek

Quote by Emil Zatopek

“Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.”

Quote by Emil Zatopek

Author

Emil Zatopek, born on September 19, 1922, in Czechoslovakia, was an outstanding Olympic long-distance runner. He won four gold medals in the Olympic Games, including two in the marathon, and is hailed as the 'King of Long Distance Running'. more

You May Also Like

“To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.”

Ifs Mean Stills I Can Interesting Special Stupid Beats Performances Finished Vanity Boast

Author:Emil Zatopek

“What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.”

Stills Interesting Finished Boast

Author: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.”

Ifs Thinking Humans Running Worry Dog Faster Rabbits Deer Menus

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.'”

People Said Running Young Crazy Training Ran Meter Sprinters Running 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!'”

Firsts Said Fool Genius Championship They Said

Author:Emil Zatopek

“It is not necessary to smile and make a wonderful impression on the judges.”

Wonderful Judging Impression

Author:Emil Zatopek

“My running was very simple; it was out of myself.”

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.”

Ideas Motivational Winning Careers Circumstances Lucky Gold Athlete Teenager No Idea Medal Athletic Gold 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.”

Running Competition Boring Predictable

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.”

Ifs Mind Persons Doe Self Body Wanted Too Much Crazy Training Gold Pressure Train Athlete Self Confidence Maturity Cents Medal Gold Medals Crazy Person Lack Of Self Confidence

Author:Hicham El Guerrouj