Emil Zatopek Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
Emil Zatopek Quotes and Sayings
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A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
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Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.
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I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.
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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 just have to.
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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.
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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
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If you want to win a race try the 100 meter. If you want to win an experience try the marathon.
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It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
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Men, today we die a little.
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My running was very simple; it was out of myself.
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Perhaps sometimes I was like a mad dog. It didn't matter about style or what it looked like to others; there were records to break.
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The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.
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There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.
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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.
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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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What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.
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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.
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Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.
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You can't climb to the second floor without a ladder. Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.
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You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.
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