It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile. Roger Bannister amazebreakclimb Change image and share on social
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 Bannister centuryfamilygreat Change image and share on social
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion. Roger Bannister attractivebeatchampion Change image and share on social
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. Roger Bannister dayhourjog Change image and share on social
My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England. Roger Bannister americabackgroundcountry Change image and share on social
I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running. Roger Bannister climbfeedfelt Change image and share on social
I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race. Roger Bannister appeargreatmake Change image and share on social
My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work. Roger Bannister achievementconcentrationdoctor Change image and share on social
I had always wanted to become a neurologist, which is one of the most demanding vocations in medicine. Where do you stop, after all, with the brain? How does it function? What are its limits? The work seems unending. Roger Bannister braindemandfunction share on social
I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days. Roger Bannister daydisappointexhaust Change image and share on social
