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There is not, and never was, a greater man than Emil Zatopek.

Ron Clarke

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Ron Clarke
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: February 21
Died: 2015
Died: June 17
Athlete
Athletics Competitor
Long-Distance Runner
Politician
Melbourne
Australia
Ronald William Clarke
Emil
Greater
Never
Men

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In my case, I thoroughly enjoy running 100-odd miles a week. If I didn't I wouldn't do it. Who can define happiness? To some, happiness is a warm puppy or a glass of cold beer. To me, happiness is running in the hills with my mates around me.
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No one knows the fear in a front runner's mind more than me. When you set off at a cracking pace for four or five laps and find that your main rivals are still breathing down your neck, that's when you start to panic.
Ron Clarke
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The hardest step for a runner to take is the first one out the door.
Ron Clarke
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Worry about him? I never even heard of him.
Ron Clarke