Finnish runner and coach (d. 1973), Birth: 13-6-1897, Death: 2-10-1973
1.
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
Paavo Nurmi
2.
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It is senseless to explain and explain.
Paavo Nurmi
3.
The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.
