It Had Always Been A British Preoccupation

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.

Whether We Athletes Liked It Or Not, The 4-minute Mile Had Become Rather Like An Everest: A Challenge To The Human Spirit, It Was A Barrier That Seemed To Defy All Attempts To Break It, An Irksome Reminder That Men's Striving Might Be In Vain.

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.

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.

It's Amazing That More People Have Climbed Mount Everest Than Have Broken The 4-minute Mile.