You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that you are in fact slowing. If you don't keep running, keep your blood circulating, the muscles stop pumping the blood back and you get dizzy. Roger Bannister amountbackblood share on social
Beating John Landy was my defining race. Roger Bannister beatdefinejohn Change image and share on social
It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part too fast, you pay a price. If you run another part more slowly your overall time is slower. Roger Bannister aerobicanaerobicenergy share on social
I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect. Roger Bannister borefindlong Change image and share on social
I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfectly adjusted to his environment, I've yet to meet. Roger Bannister adjustadolescentenvironment Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs. Roger Bannister affairaggressionaspect share on social
I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having the awful thought, as it seems now looking back on it, A war! That should liven things up a bit! Roger Bannister ageawfulback Change image and share on social
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did. Roger Bannister acceptanceathleticismbackground Change image and share on social
I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello. Roger Bannister celloenjoyhorn Change image and share on social
