#ay

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#adventurous #always #climb #countryside #go

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#also #any #appeared #came #great

It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part too fast, you pay a price. If you run another part more slowly your overall time is slower. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#another #available #energy #evenly #fast

Oh, 1994, April 27. There won't be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#april #been #before #blue #day

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#background #because #came #core #days

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#beaten #becomes #champion #filled #general

I have always applied myself the same for club and country. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#applied #club #country #i #myself

I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#enjoy #every #his #i #i think

If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#bad #bad game #coverage #game #know

The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished. ↗