Famous Quotes

"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."

Emil Zatopek on Power

More quotes about Power

• "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

  Abraham Lincoln on Power

• "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

  Margaret Thatcher on Power

• "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."

  Bruce Lee on Power

• "All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

  Friedrich Nietzsche on Power

• "Character is power."

  Booker T. Washington on Power

More quotes by Emil Zatopek

• "The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on."

• "An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head."

• "A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket."

• "If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon."

• "We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."