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Middle Distance Runner Inspirational Quotes (181)

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It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering the best Games for athletes to compete in, by showcasing London's unmatched cultural wealth and diversity and by creating a real and lasting legacy.
Sebastian Coe
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Every runner has a little crazy in ‘em. It’s a good thing.
Andrew Wheating
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This is not going to be business as usual. This is business unusual
Sebastian Coe
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Tomorrow is another day, and there will be another battle!
Sebastian Coe
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Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.
Alberto Juantorena
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If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
Alberto Juantorena
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We want to promote the great quality of athletics - and maintain it's integrity - all over the world.
Alberto Juantorena
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And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, it's very important to have a policy for educating against doping.
Alberto Juantorena
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Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.
Alberto Juantorena
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When you love to run and you train hard enough to really feel it, running is all about freedom. Also, I find that sharing the value of our sport is very important. When I think back on my life, it isn't the winning that I remember so much, it's the people who I met through running.
Doris Brown Heritage
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There were always a couple of loonies who caused all the trouble.
Zola Budd
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I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.
Zola Budd
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I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.
Zola Budd
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Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England.
Zola Budd
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Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished.
Jack Lovelock
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I’d rather lose a 3:58 mile than win one in 4:10.
John Landy
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I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of.
Alberto Juantorena
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Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.
Noureddine Morceli
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Success doesn't come overnight and there's certain things you can't do. I've missed so many weddings, christenings and birthdays, but I know all my family are there behind me, wanting me to do really well and it was worth the sacrifice.
Jenny Meadows
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Every time I ran the mile I was aware of my own weakness, there was some opponent who could give me a hell of a fight, so I never went into a race with a sense of invincibility. I always had that feeling of fragility and nerves which made me run faster.
Roger Bannister
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We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.
Alberto Juantorena
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I train very hard, until I am sick. Sometimes I train like a foolish man who has no mind.
Hicham El Guerrouj
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That's the beauty of this great sport (track), though-it's such a fine line between success or not, which makes the sweet moments that much more worth savoring.
Nick Willis
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The United States is not a nation based upon race, creed, or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles.
Jim Ryun
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