They Have A Word In Finnish Called

My Most Frequent Admonition To Athletes And Coaches Is: Train, Do Not Strain.

I Discovered Years Ago That The Best Results In This Respect Could Be Gained By Running 100 Miles Weekly At My Near Best Aerobic Efforts And That, Supplementary To This, Running As Many Easy Miles As I Could

I Have A Saying 'train, Don't Strain.' The Americans Have The Saying 'no Pain, No Gain' And That's Why They Have No Distance Running Champions. They Get Down To The Track With A Stopwatch And Flog Their Guts Out Thinking That It'll Make Them A Champion, But They'll Never Make A Champion That Way.

It's Just A Matter Of Understanding What's Necessary And Discipline Yourself To Do It.

They Have A Word In Finnish Called Sisu, Which Basically Means Guts. It’s The Strongest Word In The Finnish Language. You Tell A Finn He Doesn’t Have Sisu, That’s Like Spitting In His Face.