Roger Bannister
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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) is an English athlete, physician and educator. He is best known for running the first mile in less than 4 minutes.
Bannister was born in Harrow, Middlesex. He was the first recipient of the Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year" award in January 1955. He was a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. He retired in 2001.
Quotations [change]
- "We run, not only because we think it is doing us good, but ... because it helps us to do other things better."[1]
- The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.[2]
- "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle--when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."[3]
References [change]
- ↑ Masback, Craig A. "A Sports White Paper for Clinton," New York Times. January 24, 1993, p. S-11; retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ Ultimate quote, "Determination"; retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ McDougall, Christopher. (2009). Born to Run, p. 13.
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