I have a saying 'train, don't strain. ' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and … - Arthur Lydiard

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Arthur Lydiard

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.

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There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.

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Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.

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