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.
More Quotes by 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.
Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.
It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
Sometimes I feel that old desire. Then my body tells me it is 50 years old. I take the easy way instead.