Quotes from Arthur Lydiard

You must realize one thing. In every little village in the world there are great potential champions who only need motivation, development and good exercise evaluation.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out.

When aerobic running becomes a daily habit, strength and confidence follow.

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed.

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.