When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing was for me to become a doctor - a career which had not been possible in…

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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 was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I...

I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I...

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

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

Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs...

Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs...

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

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

Athletics is a luxury.

Athletics is a luxury.

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some...

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some...

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

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

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...

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,...

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....

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...