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Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time

Hardcover • 2016 • English

Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time

By Richard Askwith

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"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." -- Emil Zápek For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Zápek -- "the Czech locomotive" -- redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records, and went undefeated in the 10,000-metre race for six years. His dominance has never been equal...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
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9781568585499

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time

Format

Hardcover

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