Post by MetalliCooper on Dec 6, 2007 20:22:03 GMT -5
lol couldn't print this at home, couldn't get it to work at school, so i figured this would be a good way to get it from school.
Plus if you guys need a paper on a guys life or a autobiography, just copy and paste this, change the name, and there u go lol.
Mike McCallum
“The Four Minute Mile” – Roger Bannister
It is difficult to remember what we thought of things before we began to grow up and be fully control of ourselves. As a boy, Roger Bannister had no clear understanding of why he wanted to run, but he ran anywhere and everywhere. He was always impatient to see or do something new, and running everywhere saved time.
As every child does, Bannister wondered what life had in store for him. In his autobiography, he states that, “I can distinctly remember moments when my life seemed clear ahead, free of obstacles I had overcome, though I cannot remember what these obstacles were. But now I wonder whether this was just wishful thinking or a sign of determination to spare no effort of mind or body.” His entire childhood revolved around his running. He loved to run, and he loved the fact that he loved to run.
When Roger Bannister got older, he went up to Oxford in the autumn of 1946 to study medicine. For several years, Bannister felt convinced that a doctor’s life would satisfy his ideals most completely. However, he also realized that it would take six years before he became a doctor. He needed something to occupy his time; a sport he could always fall back on. Of all sports, naturally running seemed to be the only one in which Bannister has any aptitude. As a result, Roger Bannister became a track runner. It wasn’t soon thereafter that Bannister became fascinated with the word record of a mile being run in 4 minutes, 1.4 seconds, set by Arne Andersson. This inspired Roger Bannister with a new running interest that has continued ever since.
Roger Bannister trained and trained nonstop for a year and a half before he came close to the record during a competition at White City Stadium. During the race, he was as tired as everyone else, but suddenly for the first time he felt a crazy desire to overtake the whole field. He raced through into the lead and a great feeling of mental and physical excitement swept over him. He forgot his tiredness and tapped into the hidden source of energy that he always expected he possessed. Roger banister won by twenty yards in a time of 4 minutes, 30.8 seconds.
Throughout the remainder of his college career, Roger Banister continued to run. He improved his mile-time to 4 minutes, 12.8 seconds. In November 1947, Bannister received an invitation for the Olympic Games to be held at Wembley in the following summer. Initially, he felt that he was not ready at a time for competition at an Olympic standard. However, he continued to train, although his time did not exceed 4 minutes, 12.8 seconds. He competed in the Olympics, and after the hardest race he’s ever ran, Bannister won the gold medal with a world record mile-time of 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.
Plus if you guys need a paper on a guys life or a autobiography, just copy and paste this, change the name, and there u go lol.
Mike McCallum
“The Four Minute Mile” – Roger Bannister
It is difficult to remember what we thought of things before we began to grow up and be fully control of ourselves. As a boy, Roger Bannister had no clear understanding of why he wanted to run, but he ran anywhere and everywhere. He was always impatient to see or do something new, and running everywhere saved time.
As every child does, Bannister wondered what life had in store for him. In his autobiography, he states that, “I can distinctly remember moments when my life seemed clear ahead, free of obstacles I had overcome, though I cannot remember what these obstacles were. But now I wonder whether this was just wishful thinking or a sign of determination to spare no effort of mind or body.” His entire childhood revolved around his running. He loved to run, and he loved the fact that he loved to run.
When Roger Bannister got older, he went up to Oxford in the autumn of 1946 to study medicine. For several years, Bannister felt convinced that a doctor’s life would satisfy his ideals most completely. However, he also realized that it would take six years before he became a doctor. He needed something to occupy his time; a sport he could always fall back on. Of all sports, naturally running seemed to be the only one in which Bannister has any aptitude. As a result, Roger Bannister became a track runner. It wasn’t soon thereafter that Bannister became fascinated with the word record of a mile being run in 4 minutes, 1.4 seconds, set by Arne Andersson. This inspired Roger Bannister with a new running interest that has continued ever since.
Roger Bannister trained and trained nonstop for a year and a half before he came close to the record during a competition at White City Stadium. During the race, he was as tired as everyone else, but suddenly for the first time he felt a crazy desire to overtake the whole field. He raced through into the lead and a great feeling of mental and physical excitement swept over him. He forgot his tiredness and tapped into the hidden source of energy that he always expected he possessed. Roger banister won by twenty yards in a time of 4 minutes, 30.8 seconds.
Throughout the remainder of his college career, Roger Banister continued to run. He improved his mile-time to 4 minutes, 12.8 seconds. In November 1947, Bannister received an invitation for the Olympic Games to be held at Wembley in the following summer. Initially, he felt that he was not ready at a time for competition at an Olympic standard. However, he continued to train, although his time did not exceed 4 minutes, 12.8 seconds. He competed in the Olympics, and after the hardest race he’s ever ran, Bannister won the gold medal with a world record mile-time of 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.
