“Top results are achieved only through pain. But eventually you like this pain.” Juha Vaatainen – 1971 European 5000m and 10,000m champion.
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“Mind is everything. Muscle – pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.” Paavo Nurmi – Winner of 9 gold and 3 silver medals at the Olympic Games of 1920, 1924 and 1928. Broke 22 world records over distances from 1500m to 20k. Never beaten in a 10,000m.
“Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it’s all about.” PattiSue Plumer – 5th in the 1500m at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Former USA 5000m record holder.
“Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.” William Sigei – Twice winner of the World Cross Country Championships (1993 and 1994) and former world record holder of the 10,000m (26:52.23)
Sometimes I run and I don’t even feel the effort of running. I don’t even feel the ground. I’m just drifting. Incredible feeling. All the agony and frustration, they’re all justified by one moment like that” Steve Ovett – 1980 Olympic Gold medallist and former world record holder at 1500m, 1 mile and 2 miles.
“Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the spectre of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.” Hal Higden – American writer and runner, contributor to Runners World magazine for longer than any other writer.