Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track and your shoe would get heavier. I was simply filing them down and rubbing some graphite on the spikes. I thought I would run more effectively. Roger Bannister catcheffectivelyfile share on social
If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside. Roger Bannister activityadventurousballoon Change image and share on social
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
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
I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I won these by a considerable margin. Roger Bannister childconsiderableenglish Change image and share on social
I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to school by car - we didn't have any cars during the war. So that to and from school was itself a training. Roger Bannister carhilllive share on social
I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, which is a pain to a lot of people, was always a pleasure to me because it was so easy. Roger Bannister bundlechildeasy Change image and share on social
It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record. Roger Bannister britishholdmile 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
