My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.
Roger BannisterIf I faltered, there would be no arms to hold me and the world would be a cold and forbidding place.
Roger BannisterNo longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.
Roger BannisterSport 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.
Roger Bannister