Emil Zatopek Quotes

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Emil Zatopek

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 19, 1922

The childhood games ended for me when I was 14 and I finished school. I had to find a job, not an easy thing in those days.

Emil Zatopek

I had started as an average athlete - a normal boy. It took me three years to win a race. I was glad that I endured those three years - that I did not give up.

Emil Zatopek

I didn't know much. It wasn't possible to buy a book about Nurmi, but I found out that in order to be faster over 10,000m, he ran 5,000m many times in training. And to be better at 5,000m, he ran 1,500m many times. And to be better at 1,500m, he ran four times 400m in training.

Emil Zatopek

I will run with perfect style when they start judging races for their beauty, like figure-skating. For now, I just want to run as fast as possible.

Emil Zatopek