#pa

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#effort #further #gets #himself #man

I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, which is a pain to a lot of people, was always a pleasure to me because it was so easy. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#because #bundle #child #easy #energy

I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was the formative age when I had decided on the pattern of my career. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#age #become #career #decided #doctor

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

Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so there was not the expectation of luxury. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#come #england #expectation #fairly #had

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #appeal #countries #desperation #emergencies

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#becoming #came #concentration #doctor #getting

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

— Steven Gerrard

#finished #getting #job #massive #part

I've seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags. ↗

— Gina Gershon

#bags #hollywood #i #many #might

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel. ↗

— Gina Gershon

#coming #excited #favorite #go #going