Arthur Lydiard

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed. ↗

— Arthur Lydiard

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Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition. ↗

— Arthur Lydiard

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It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it. ↗

— Arthur Lydiard

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No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out. ↗

— Arthur Lydiard

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