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It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ

However ordinary each of us may seem, we are all in some way special, and can do things that are ext...

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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

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Roger Bannister

Athlete

Born: 1929-03-23

Died: N/A

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CBE (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. Sir Roger was the first recipient of the Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year" award in January 1955.More