You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that you are in fact slowing. If you don't keep running, keep your blood circulating, the muscles stop pumping…

Quote by Roger Bannister

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Athletics is a luxury.

Athletics is a luxury.

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 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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent...

I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...