It Seems Quite Impossible To Walk In

The Human Spirit Is Indomitable. No One Can Ever Say You Must Not Run Faster Than This Or Jump Higher Than That. There Will Never Be A Time When The Human Spirit Will Not Be Able To Better Existing Records.

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.

Every Time I Ran The Mile I Was Aware Of My Own Weakness, There Was Some Opponent Who Could Give Me A Hell Of A Fight, So I Never Went Into A Race With A Sense Of Invincibility. I Always Had That Feeling Of Fragility And Nerves Which Made Me Run Faster.

Our Concept Of A Family Holiday Was Going To A Guest House In The Lake District Or Wales, Where Walking Was Part Of The Holiday.

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.