If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I ju…
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Emil Zatopek
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About Emil Zatopek
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He came first in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs before he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life, which he also won. Zátopek was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive".
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Emil ZatopekA runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.