Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Derek Clayton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian athlete Derek Clayton.

Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Derek Clayton is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland.

Australian - Athlete | Born: November 17, 1942

Source: Wikipedia

I don't think you can become an outstanding runner unless you get a certain amount of enjoyment out of the suffering. You have to enjoy absorbing it, controlling it, and - ultimately - overcoming it.

Derek Clayton

I think there's only one sensible place for a person to be at 5:30 in the morning. That's in bed. And what am I doing? I'm out running. And I completely hate this.

Derek Clayton

The difference between my world record and many world class runners is mental fortitude. I ran believing in mind over matter.

Derek Clayton

If only more Christians read their bibles there'd be less Christians.

Derek Clayton