Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Algerian athlete Noureddine Morceli.
Last updated on November 14, 2024.
Noureddine Morceli is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. He was the winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won three straight gold medals at that distance at the World Championships in Athletics. He set world records in the 1500 m, mile run and the 3000 metres.
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.
I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.
I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.
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.
Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.
(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record)
I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.
When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third?
The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans.
My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career.
It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better.
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.