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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Different Different Life Experience Life Marathon Mile Run Want You

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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Athlete Cannot Dreams He Head Heart His Hope Money Must Pockets Run

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You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Aim Bitterness Climb Enthusiasm Floor Fulfill Goal Gradually High Ladder Raise Reasonable Second Set Then Too Try Turns Up Without You Your

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The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Agents Alone Athlete Center Coaches Doctors He Scientists Team Today

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Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.

~Emil Zatopek

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If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Am Besides Just Long Longer Many Matter Point Power Problem Raining Simply Stick Then Throughout Tired Training Will Years I Am

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We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Different Essence Experience Marathon Men Other Run Something Want Win You

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There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.

~Emil Zatopek

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Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Friendship Great Greater Victory

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A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.

~Emil Zatopek

Topics: Dreams Heart His Money Must Pocket Run Runner

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Biography

Nationality: Czechoslovakian

Type: Athlete

Born: September 19th, 1922

Died: January 22nd, 2000

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