Herb Elliott Quotes About Running

• The only tactics I admire are do-or-die

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Tactics, Admire

• Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude-they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit, as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race.

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Spiritual, Ocean

• The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Attitude, Athlete

• The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Distance, Track

• The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Careers

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• I had a dual goal in my running that was to win and to achieve excellence, so I was never happy with a slow tactical time. If the race were slow I would get in front and pull it up again. I couldn't stand a slow race. A lot of people seem to get screwed up on tactics. There is only one tactic in a race and that is to always be in a position where you can win it.

  Herb Elliott

  Motivational, Running, Winning

• I have never been a killer. I'm not an aggressive personality and if I can remember any emotion I felt during a race it was fear. The greatest stimulator of my running was fear.

  Herb Elliott

  Running, Race, Personality

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