Zola Budd famous quotes
50 minutes ago
-
I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.
-- Zola Budd -
There were always a couple of loonies who caused all the trouble.
-- Zola Budd -
Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town.
-- Zola Budd -
Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England.
-- Zola Budd -
I think it's one of the most natural things for any human to do is to be able to run because it's that flight or fight reaction you have. You either fight or you run away. It's just a natural way for us to move,
-- Zola Budd -
When you sit in America you miss the open plains and you miss the sound of rain and the smell of rain and the smell of the veld. If you're African it's different and I don't think one will ever become an American or British. It doesn't matter where you move, you will always be a South African,
-- Zola Budd -
I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.
-- Zola Budd -
Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
-- Zola Budd
You may also like:
-
Abebe Bikila
Olympic athlete -
Alberto Juantorena
Olympic athlete -
Alberto Salazar
Runner -
Carl Lewis
Track and field athlete -
Daley Thompson
Olympic athlete -
Daphne Guinness
Artist -
Evelyn Ashford
Olympic athlete -
Florence Griffith Joyner
Track and field athlete -
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic athlete -
Jim Ryun
American Politician -
Joan Benoit
Olympic athlete -
John Treacy
Olympic athlete -
Lynn Jennings
Olympic athlete -
Mary Decker
Athlete -
Noureddine Morceli
Olympic athlete -
Paula Radcliffe
Olympic athlete -
Sebastian Coe
British Politician -
Steve Ovett
Runner