Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter
Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017), was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia’s “Golden Girl”.
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Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017), was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia’s “Golden Girl”. During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams completing a win in the 4 x 100 metres, 4 x 110 yards, 4 x 200 metres and 4 x 220 yards. Cuthbert had a distinctive running style, with a high knee lift and mouth wide open. She was named in 1998 an Australian National Treasure and was inducted as a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.
9 Quotes by Betty Cuthbert
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My salvation was a free gift. I didn’t have to work for it and it’s better than any gold medal that I’ve ever won.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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I realised from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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You’ve got to stick at a thing, a particular thing, until you succeed.I feel that’s the only way to succeed – by concentrating on something in particular. Once you know what you’ve got to do you will succeed, you will succeed.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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Everything I did that required effort, I opened my mouth. Even to catch a ball, I opened my mouth.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I’d win the 200m.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that’s what was good about it.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It’s so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter
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No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m.
Betty CuthbertAustralian sprinter