30 Inspirational Emil Zátopek Quotes (RUNNER)

Top 10 Most Famous Emil Zatopek Quotes (BEST)

“When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn’t matter. Am I tired? That doesn’t matter either. Then willpower will be no problem.”
Emil Zatopek

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

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

A runner must run with dreams in his heart. — 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. — It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

“By a persistent effort of will it is possible to change the whole body. The athlete must always keep in mind this concept of change and progression. He must never accept his limitations as being permanent, because they are not.”
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Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater. — Great is the victory, but the **friendship** of all is greater.

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. — 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.

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

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

6 InspirationalEmil Zatopek Quotes on Success

“You can’t climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don’t fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a reasonable goal, and then gradually raise it.”
Emil Zatopek

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

I’m not interested in how long I can hold out, but in how fast I can reach the finishing line.

“There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.”
Emil Zatopek

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

I had started as an average athlete - a normal boy. It took me three years to win a race. I was glad that I endured those three years - that I did not give up. — I had started as an average athlete – a normal boy. It took me three years to win a race. I was glad that I endured those three years – that I did not give up.

6 Emil Zatopek Quotes on Running (MARATHON)

“One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including me, and ordered us to run in a race. I protested that I was weak and not fit to run, but the coach sent me for a physical examination and the doctor said that I was perfectly well. So I had to run, and when I got started I felt I wanted to win. But I only came in second. That was the way it started.”
Emil Zatopek

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.

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

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.

I will run with perfect style when they start judging races for their beauty, like figure-skating. For now, I just want to run as fast as possible. — I will run with perfect style when they start judging races for their **beauty**, like figure-skating. For now, I just want to run as fast as possible.

3 Emil Zatopek Quotes that will Make You Think

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

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

5 Wise Emil Zatopek Quotes on his Training

“When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow,slow,slow. People said, ‘Emil, you are crazy. You are training like a sprinter.'”
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