Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town.

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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....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I...

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

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

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I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.

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

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

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

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

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I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was...

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I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as...

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...

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

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

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...