I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

Quote by Roger Bannister

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May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad....

May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad....

Athletics is a luxury.

Athletics is a luxury.

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top...

I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top...

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming...

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming...

When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother...

When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother...

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is...

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is...

I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I...

I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I...

Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave...

Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave...

My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great...

My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great...

Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is...

Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is...

You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow...

You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow...

I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to...

I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to...

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled...

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled...

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing,...

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing,...

The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break...

The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break...

It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes....

It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes....

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let...

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let...

Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track...

Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track...

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say...

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say...