Quotes by Arthur Lydiard

“Your aerobic development is a gradual thing. It takes years and years of marathon-type training to develop your aerobic capacity to the fullest.”

“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.”

“The idea that you cant lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.”

“Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Dont force them to run too much competition.”

“Its a lot of hard work for five, six or seven years. Theres no secret formula. Theres no shortcut to the top.”

“Its just a matter of understanding whats necessary and discipline yourself to do it.”

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

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

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They dont enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until theyre exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Dont force them to run too much competition.

Train, dont strain.