Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Juha Vaatainen

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Last updated on November 20, 2024.
Juha Vaatainen

Juha Väätäinen is a Finnish former athlete. He is the winner of the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter gold medals at the 1971 European Championships, held in Helsinki. He was the eldest of the successful Finnish runners, the others being Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka, who came into the limelight in the 1970s. He served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki, representing the Finns Party between 2011 and 2015.

I made the school team, and when I won in a match against another school it was the greatest moment of my life even greater than the European titles. In those school races, I always ran my legs off. There were girls watching and I wanted to impress them. I was foaming and vomiting, but I won
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — © Juha Vaatainen
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better.
Top results are achieved only through pain. But eventually you like this pain.
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