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Emil Zatopek [1922-2000] Czechoslovakian
Rank: 102
Athlete, Runner


Emil Zátopek was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 

Dreams, Experience, Men, Money, Alone, Fitness, Friendship, Great, Hope



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Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater. Friendship, Great
101
It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. Men
102
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket. Dreams, Fitness, Money
103
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Dreams, Hope, Money
104
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. Experience, Men
105
Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.
106
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. Experience
107
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.
108
The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on. Alone
109
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.
110
What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.
111
Men, today we die a little.
112
My running was very simple; it was out of myself.
113
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.
114
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.
115
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.
116

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