Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.
Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town.
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead.
Just because they say it’s impossible doesn’t mean you can’t do it.
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves.
I couldn’t touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.
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.