I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, supplementary to this, running as many easy miles as I could
Arthur LydiardI have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running champions. They get down to the track with a stopwatch and flog their guts out thinking that it'll make them a champion, but they'll never make a champion that way.
Arthur LydiardWell, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.
Arthur LydiardIt's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.
Arthur LydiardThey have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. Itโs the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn he doesnโt have sisu, thatโs like spitting in his face.
Arthur LydiardThey're very tenacious. They're dedicated. Once a woman decides she's going to do something, she'll probably stick to it. The only problem with women is if there's anything wrong with them, they won't tell you. They'll get out there and run on one leg. They don't moan and groan like a lot of men do.
Arthur Lydiard