Noureddine Morceli Quotes
When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?
I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.
Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.
(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.
My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career.
I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die.
It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better.
Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.
And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record.
