It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.

I couldn't touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.

Athletics is a luxury.

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was the formative age when I had decided on the pattern of my career.

I trained for less than three-quarters of an hour, maybe five days a week - I didn't have time to do more. But it was all about quality, not quantity - so I didn't waste time jogging, ever.

Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.