Favourite running quote

I became a great runner because if you’re a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you’ve to to be come a great runner

- Sebastian Coe, British middle-distance runner, politician and chairman of organizing committee for London 2012 Olympics

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3 Responses to “Favourite running quote”

Deepti Says:
October 1st, 2007 at 4:13 am

Okay, I need this one explained to me.

gifted typist Says:
October 1st, 2007 at 7:45 am

Assuming Leeds was a tough place when young Sebastian was growing up, and assuming that Sebastian is a upper middle class sort of name,
and assuming that it’s also an unusual name,
little Sebastian probably evolved his talents in an effort to save his butt.

Deepti Says:
October 1st, 2007 at 9:54 am

Gotcha. Makes much more sense now

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