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
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
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
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. Roger Bannister driveeffortman 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
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
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
When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing was for me to become a doctor - a career which had not been possible in her generation and in her society. Sport was something to be set aside. Roger Bannister breakcareerdoctor 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
