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Emil Zatopek quotes

Czechoslovakian Athlete September 19, 1922 – January 22, 2000

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Emil Zatopek quote: "If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a..."
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek quote: "Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater."
Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater. Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek quote: "An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run..."
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Emil Zatopek
When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow. Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek quote: "A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his..."
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket. Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek quote: "The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center..."
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
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
Emil Zatopek quote: "It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are..."
It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. Emil Zatopek
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
Emil Zatopek quote: "Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run..."
Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast. Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek quote: "My running was very simple; it was out of myself."
My running was very simple; it was out of myself. Emil Zatopek
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
Emil Zatopek quote: "Men, today we die a little."
Men, today we die a little. Emil Zatopek
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
To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come. Emil Zatopek

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