It's Amazing That More People Have Climbed

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!

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.

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.

No Longer Conscious Of My Movement, I Discovered A New Unity With Nature. I Had Found A New Source Of Power And Beauty, A Source I Never Dreamt Existed.

The Man Who Goes On, Even When It's The Hardest To Be The Winner.