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Roger Bannister Biography

Roger Bannister, Athlete
Known asSir Roger Gilbert Bannister
Occup.Athlete
FromUnited Kingdom
BornMarch 23, 1929
Harrow, England
Age95 years
Early Life
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was born on March 23, 1929, in Harrow, a residential area of London, United Kingdom. He was the firstborn youngster of Ralph Bannister, a civil servant, and also Alice Bannister, a homeowner. Roger had one sister, Carol. The household primarily resided in a suburb near London where Roger went to Vaughan Primary School. He had actually shown an interest in athletics from an early age, along with demonstrating a high level of academic success.

Roger took place to study at the London-based City of Bath Boys' as well as Mill Hill School, before he transferred to University College School, Hampstead. With a keen interest in medication, Bannister pursued his researches at the University of Oxford's Exeter College and later at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School (currently component of Imperial College London).

Athletic Career
While remaining to stand out academically, Bannister also pursued his enthusiasm for sports. Throughout his time at Oxford, he signed up with the major university athletic club, the Oxford University Athletics Club (OUAC). As a middle-distance jogger, Bannister started to make a name for himself in the sporting activity. From 1947 to 1954, he participated in several sports champions and also stood for Great Britain in worldwide competitions.

In 1948, Roger Bannister was shortlisted for the British Olympic team, however decided not to contend since he did not believe he had sufficient time to train for the London Games. However, this experience only sustained his ambition to accomplish extra as an athlete.

On May 31, 1950, Roger Bannister got to a significant landmark when he won the British Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) mile championship in a time of 4 mins as well as 11 secs, defeating the previous record holder, Sydney Wooderson.

Roger Bannister's the majority of notable success came 4 years later on, on May 6, 1954, when he made history at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford by coming to be the first individual in the world to run a mile in under four mins, appearing at 3 minutes and also 59.4 seconds. This record-breaking run, in which Bannister was paced by Chris Chataway as well as Chris Brasher, marked a substantial milestone in the background of athletics and also cemented Bannister's status as a worldwide sports symbol.

In 1954, Bannister followed up his mile record by winning the gold medal in the 1500-meter race at the European Athletics Championships in Bern, Switzerland. Later on that year, he retired from competitive sports to concentrate on his medical career.

Post-Athletic Career and Legacy
Following his sports career, Sir Roger Bannister remained to make significant contributions to culture in numerous areas, particularly in the world of medication. After retiring from athletics, Bannister came to be a specialist, concentrating on the free nerves.

Along with his clinical profession, Bannister held numerous distinguished management and also business settings on the planet of sports, including Chairman of the British Sports Council and also President of the International Council for Sport as well as Physical Recreation. He likewise served as the Master of Pembroke College at the University of Oxford from 1985 to 1993.

Roger's accomplishments were acknowledged by many honors, including being granted a knighthood in 1975 for his solutions to sporting activity and being named the very first Honorary President of the AAA.

Sir Roger Bannister stayed a noticeable figure in British athletics for years after his retired life from competitors, and also he remained to inspire future generations of athletes with his groundbreaking success. On March 3, 2018, Bannister passed away at the age of 88 in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Roger Bannister's famous status as the initial individual to damage the four-minute mile barrier continues to be a long-lasting testament to his extraordinary athleticism, resolution, and commitment to pressing the boundaries of human success.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Roger.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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30 Famous quotes by Roger Bannister

Small: Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track and your shoe wou
"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"
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Small: My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that
"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"
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Small: I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, whi
"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"
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Small: I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most impor
"I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs"
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Small: I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to schoo
"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"
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Small: You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that
"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"
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Small: When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the
"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"
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Small: The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win
"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win"
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Small: My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a spo
"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"
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Small: Its a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If y
"It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part too fast, you pay a price. If you run another part more slowly your overall time is slower"
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Small: I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfec
"I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfectly adjusted to his environment, I've yet to meet"
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Small: Mothers, unless they were very poor, didnt work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother h
"Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science"
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Small: It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record
"It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record"
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Small: I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello
"I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello"
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Small: Athletics is a luxury
"Athletics is a luxury"
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Small: The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that its filled with reversals. What yo
"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"
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Small: May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad. You cannot run a fast mile race if
"May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad. You cannot run a fast mile race if there is a strong wind, because it makes your running uneven"
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Small: Ive always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having
"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!"
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Small: Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we we
"Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town"
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Small: I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which rac
"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"
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Small: I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might
"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"
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Small: Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, h
"Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so there was not the expectation of luxury"
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Small: If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I
"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"
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Small: I couldnt disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runne
"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"
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Small: The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world
"The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized"
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Small: My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the la
"My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages"
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Small: My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number
"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"
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Small: I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was th
"I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was the formative age when I had decided on the pattern of my career"
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Small: I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect
"I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect"
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Small: I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a
"I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race"
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