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16 quotes by Alberto Juantorena

Alberto Juantorena (born 3 December 1950) is a Cuban former track athlete, famed for his nine foot stride length. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles.
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And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink... →

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My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in... →

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Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.

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If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could... →

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I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of.

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I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.

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We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

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In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.

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We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

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The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

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I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport.

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Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.

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We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions.

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