Steve Ovett Professions : Runner Born : October 9, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Steve Ovett The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres. Steve Ovett running inspirational funny You find out a lot about yourself through athletics. If you're cut out to be a winner or a failure or a quitter, athletics will bring it out of you. You're always stripping yourself down to the bones of your personality. And sometimes you just get a glimpse of the kind of talent you've been given. Sometimes I run and I don't even feel the effort of running. I don't even feel the ground. I'm just drifting. Incredible feeling. All the agony and frustration, they're all justified by one moment like that. Steve Ovett frustration cutting running Sometimes I run and I don't even feel the effort of running. I don't even feel the ground. I'm just drifting. Incredible feeling. All the agony and frustration, they're all justified by one moment like that Steve Ovett agony frustration running My father was a great fan of the horses. His only regret was that I never ran in the Grand National. Steve Ovett horse regret father There is no path I follow. I feel as if I'm just drifting along, because although I can progress physically, through my training, mentally and spiritually I don't know what the hell I'm doing. It's like that car sticker: 'Don't follow me, I'm lost'. Steve Ovett car inspirational funny Similar Authors Brendan Foster runner Alberto Salazar runner Benita Johnson runner Adrian Peterson runner Desiree Linden runner Hicham El Guerrouj runner All Authors