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Sport is not about being wrapp...

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

If a man coaches himself, then...

If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

It is a paradox to say the hum...

It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which men can run. I feel this may be around 3:30 for the mile. However, another paradox remains - if an athlete manages to run 3:30, another runner could be found to marginally improve on that time.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

The mile has all the elements ...

The mile has all the elements of a drama.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

We run, not because we think i...

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Just because they say it's imp...

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

The man who goes on, even when...

The man who goes on, even when it's the hardest to be the winner.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

To move into the lead means ma...

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Whether we athletes liked it o...

Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it, an irksome reminder that men's striving might be in vain.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

No longer conscious of my move...

No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Without the concentration of t...

Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

It seems quite impossible to w...

It seems quite impossible to walk in America.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Every time I ran the mile I wa...

Every time I ran the mile I was aware of my own weakness, there was some opponent who could give me a hell of a fight, so I never went into a race with a sense of invincibility. I always had that feeling of fragility and nerves which made me run faster.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

I couldn't touch my toes with ...

I couldn't touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

It is the brain, not the heart...

It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

e to many of the general publi...

e to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Sport was something to be set ...

Sport was something to be set aside.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Your legs are so tired that yo...

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 the blood back and you get dizzy.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Your spikes, which were really...

Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track and your shoe would get heavier. I was simply filing them down and rubbing some graphite on the spikes. I thought I would run more effectively.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

You get very tired, and there ...

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 the blood back and you get dizzy.

Roger Bannister 86 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....