Emil Zatopek Quotes, Thoughts and images

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.

Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.

What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.

If I can get better, why not?

Men, today we die a little.

I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.

If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal.

Everyone said, 'Emil, you are a fool!' But when I first won the European Championship, they said: 'Emil, you are a genius!'

It is not necessary to smile and make a wonderful impression on the judges.

My running was very simple; it was out of myself.

Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem.